Ms Fahimeh Jami

I completed my MSc. degree in Plant Pathology at the Guilan University in Iran. I am registered at the University of Pretoria with the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute doing my PhD in 2008. I am under the direct supervision of Dr. Marieka Gryzenhout, Prof. Bernard Slippers and Prof. Mike Wingfield.
My PhD project includes Identification of Acacia Karroo diseases and study on the taxonomy and ecology of associated Botryosphaeriaceae in South Africa.

Botryosphaeriaceae

Kingdom: Fungi

Phylum: Ascomycota

Class: Ascomycetes

Order: Botryosphaeriales

Family: Botryosphaeriaceae

 Acacia karroo

Common names: Sweet thorn (English); Soetdoring (Afrikaans); Mookana (North Sotho); Mooka (Tswana); umuNga (Zulu) (Xhosa)

Order: Fabales

Family: Leguminosae

Sub family: Mimosoideae

Acacia karroois the most widespread native acacia in southern Africa and it is included in the national weed list in South Africa and it is one of the fastest growing of all the indigenous acacia species (Timberlake et. al., 1999).

I have a good opportunity for visiting most part of South Africa during my project and the best chance is working in FABI. 

Presentation and posters

F. Jami, B. Slippers, M.J. Wingfield, M. Gryzenhout. 2013. First comprehensive survey of Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Acacia karroo across ecologically diverse regions of South Africa. Proceedings of the 48th Southern African Society for Plant Pathology (SASPP) congress, South Africa.

M. Zlatkovid, M.J. Wingfield, F. Jami, N. Keca, J. Lazarevid, B. Slippers .2013. Diversity of Botryosphaeriaceae associated with the die-back of ornamental trees in Serbia and Montenegro. Proceedings of the 48th Southern African Society for Plant Pathology (SASPP) congress, South Africa.

F. Jami, B. Slippers, M.J. Wingfield, M. Gryzenhout. 2011. Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Acacia karroo in South Africa. Proceedings of the 47th Southern African Society for Plant Pathology (SASPP) congress, South Africa.

F. Jami, B. Slippers, M.J. Wingfield, M. Gryzenhout. 2011. Botryosphaeriaceae on Acacia karroo in South Africa. Poster presented at the 2011 IUFRO Forest Protection Joint Meeting, Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay, 8-11 November. 

M Gryzenhout, F. Jami, B Slippers, BD Wingfield, MJ Wingfield. 2009. Botryosphaeriaceae as endophytes and pathogens of trees in South Africa. South African Association of Botanists. Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch.

F. Jami, S. E. Sadeghi, S.R.Tabai Aghdai, M.H.Asareh, F. Fazaeli. 2006. Evaluation of powdery mildew (Sphaeroteca pannosa). Proceedings of the 17th Iranian Plant Protection congress. University of Tehran. Karaj. Iran.

F. Jami, S. E. Sadeghi, j. Tarasi, B. Ali. 2006. Detection of Xanthomonas populi on canker of different poplar clones in some provinces of Iran. Proceedings of the 17th Iranian Plant Protection congress. University of Tehran. Karaj. Iran.

F. Jami, M.Niknejad, S.A. Elahinia, Gh. Khodakaramian. 2004. Study of bacterial disease on stone fruit trees in Guilan Province. Proceeding of the 16th Iranian Plant Protection congress. University of Tabriz. Tabriz. Iran.

F. Jami, M. Niknejad, S Gh. Khodakaramian A. Elahinia. 2004. Plasmid profiles of some stone fruit pathogenic Pseudomonas and Xanthomonas strains and isolation of X. arboricola pv. pruni from Guilan Province. Proceeding of the 16th Iranian Plant Protection congress. University of Tabriz. Tabriz. Iran.

My interests 

Working in the Lab! Gardening. Sport: runing, walking, gym. Reading books: Mind & Spirit, Psychology, Self-Help, Social Science.