Research Activities
- FABI hosts expert on insect genomes
- Sarawak Forestry group visits FABI
- FABI fungal genome first with a MinION
- Rhizobium researchers visit FABI
- FABIans break a record at 2017 TPCP/CTHB tree planting
- FABI postdoctoral fellow hunting biocontrol agents Down Under
- The only one: One African baobab species
- FABI Director meets Minister of Forestry in Baden, Württemberg, Germany, and sees ash die-back
- Isolation and culturing of the smut fungus, Coniodictyum chevalieri
- Population genetic studies in Protea-associated Sporothrix species
- Growing collaborations between FABI and Japanese Forest And Forest Products Research Institute
- Macadamia Protection Programme launched at FABI
- French collaborator visits FABI
- World leading mycologist from Patagonia visits FABI
- Exploring fungal biodiversity in eastern Australia
- Mycological musing at the Melbourne Botanical Garden
- FABI researcher participates in National Geographic-Wild Bird Trust project in Angola
- Linking ground-based monitoring and remote sensing techniques to assess local- and regional-scale phenology across southern Africa’s broad-leaved savannas
- Bioinformatician from Denmark presents three-day workshop at FABI
- FABI hosts phylogenetics workshop
- Ceratocystis genome jamboree
- Exploring the Northern Woods
- New bacterium discovered by FABI research team named after Kirstenbosch
- Mycology workshop in FABI a great success
- Fusarium laboratoty workshop hosted by FABI
- Argentinian tree growers visit FABI
- A special issue on biological invasions of insects includes seven FABI papers
- Species of Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Sclerocarya birrea trees in Tshikundamalema
- The role of provisioning services in households’ response to vulnerability in the dry forests and woodlands of southern Africa with a focus on climate variability and change
- First fungal genomes from the fynbos
- Humans and elephants alter vegetation structure in savanna woodlands
- FABI participates in the South African Emergency Plant Pest Response Plan
- Determining the possible evolutionary pathway of Candidatus liberibacter africanus
- Promoting camel thorn growth and health
- Dispersal patterns of Protea
- A global strategy needed for forest health and biosecurity
- FABIans present research at Workshop on Genetics of Tree Parasite Interactions in France
- How does phosphate nutrition affect metabolism?
- Ophiostoma splendens and Honeymoon
- Dakalo spends time in the USA
- A visit to the ARC
- FABI student conducts outreach at Arbor Week Expo
- Phylogenetic workshops facilitated by FABI team members at the University of Venda
- CTHB students visit ICIPE
- A focus on insect invasions
- Encouraging results in FABI TPCP Biocontrol Programme
- Fanfare in the Fynbos V&F
- Two Centres of Excellence join forces in research on La Reunion Island
- Graft transmission and symptomology of Liberibacters from selected indigenous South African members of the Rutaceae
- Plant - mite mutualism in Coffea arabica: a comparison of mite diversity between coffee plantation and natural forest
- Of bugs, briers and bad hairdays: an overview of the indigenous tree health project in Venda
- Survey of insect pests and their natural enemies on some indigenous trees in Tshikundamalema, Limpopo Province
- Protea-associated Ophiostomatoid fungi in focus
- Unusual adaptations for P nutrition
- Investigating soil microbial interactions of Portulacaria afra
- Malformations, malformations ... everywhere
- FABI teamwork: Almost 1500 genes annotated in 5 hours
- 'Candidatus Liberibacter africanus' relatives amongst native Rutaceous hosts of Trioza erytreae in South Africa
- Cross infection of latent pathogens among four native South African tree species
- Exchanged hitchhikers: The introduction of red turpentine beetles to China led to a major change in their fungal associates
- How does bark stripping for medicinal use impact on native trees?
- Infidelity revealed in insect-fungal mutualism after invasion
- Phytophthora diversity and hybrids from the Crocodile River in Gauteng
- An overview of the Botryosphaeriaceae
- Regulation of Phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) metabolism via Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase (PEPC) in P-deficient nodules of Virgilia divaricata
- South African rhizobia are unique and so are the origin of their abilities
- Seed beetles in Acacia pods
- Sex determinants in Leptographium procerum and Leptographium profanum
- What benefits do early-leafing trees gain over facultative-leafers in an African savanna?
- Provisioning services in the Mopane Woodlands of Northern Venda
- Exchanges between a native and an invasive legume in the Cape Floristic Region
- Ribosomal RNA Unit Evolution
- Tools to investigate an extraordinary Protea-Fungus-Mite Relationship
- Taxi! Hitch a ride to Protea Valley?
- Toyota Enviro Outreach
- Nutrient Dynamics: Linking herbivory and plant functional traits
- Resolving species in the Grosmannia serpens complex
- Ophiostomatoid fungi and their insect vectors on Eucalypt trees in Australia and South Africa
- Diversity in Eucalyptus susceptibility to the gall-forming wasp Leptocybe invasa
- Diseased Euphorbia trees in South Africa harbours unexplored fungal and insect biodiversity
- Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Acacia karroo in South Africa
- Sustainable utilization of Baobab in Venda
- Analysis of indigenous members of the citrus-family (Rutacea) for bacteria of the "Candidatus liberibacter" genus
- Discovery of three new fungal species from dying Baobab trees in South Africa and Madagascar
- FABI work in native pine forests in Guatemala
- Large scale DIE-OFF of an iconic South African tree - Euphorbia ingens
- Notorious tree-killing fungus unraveled
- Pythium-related mortality recorded in an emblematic fynbos biome genus
- Research visit to Poland
- The effect of frost/freeze events on Mopane trees
- Understanding pest and pathogen threats to pine under expanding global cultivation
- UP scientists unravel hidden plant pathogenic fungi
- Wood-borers on Acacia: a community perspective
- Ganoderma in South Africa
- Climate change and mutualism
- Death among an unrecognized South African jewel, Euphorbia ingens
- Decline and death of iconic Northern Cape camel thorn trees investigated
- Feature article: Diversity and evolution of Fusarium species in the Gibberella fujikuroi complex
- Oorsaak gesoek van kameeldoring vrektes
- Phoma sorghina, onyalai and indigenous trees: where is the link?
- Back to our Pangean origins: An investigation of baobab diseases in Madagascar
- Dying clove trees infected by a novel fungus
- Flavours from indigenous fungi
- Fungal species on baobabs in Western Australia
- Fungi and CHIPS
- Keeping Jacaranda trees healthy
- Mitochondrial genomes of selected Fusarium species
- Using DNA sequence data to characterise fungal pathogens of trees
- What do Koalas and fungi have in common in Pretoria?
- Exciting projects in the field of diseases of native trees
- Fusarium species associated with waterberry (Syzygium cordatum) floral malformation
Extension Activities
- TPCP researchers release biocontrol agent for the red gum lerp psyllid
- FABI academics hit the airwaves
- International guests of the TPCP visit local forestry companies and research institutions
- Recent Sirex collaborations
- TPCP/CTHB diagnostic clinic 2010
- CTHB/TPCP diagnostic clinic 2007
- Back to our Pangean origins: An investigation of baobab diseases in Madagascar
- Baobab health survey in Botswana and Namibia
- Chasing Sirex in the Czech Republic
- Field research and extension at FABI in 2006
- Diagnostic clinic 2006
Outreach Initiatives
- MRYE
- MRYE Article
- MRYE Managerial Report 2015
- My MRYE experiences
- Changes in MRYE and bid for additional sponsorship
- MRYE's bid to be recognized as an official community engagement project of the University of Pretoria
- Changes to the MRYE programme in 2010 and successes for MRYE leaders and the team
- Tragedy strikes the MRYE team
- Mpepu Rural Youth Encouragement (MRYE) outreach initiative
- Lunch with the NRF and the MRYE students
- Mpepu Rural Youth Encouragement (MRYE) outreach initiative 2006 - 2007
- Mpepu Rural Youth Encouragement (MRYE) outreach initiative
- UP with Science
- UP with Science participants in the CTHB present a research project
- UP with Science introduces school children to hidden world of plant disease
- Grade 11 UP with Science programme 2014
- Grade 10 UP with Science day 2014
- Mighty bacteria in a Civilized World - UP with Science
- Fun with fungi and fun with kids
- UP with science outreach successful
- UP with science group at FABI win "Gold"
- Fungi @ FABI
- Mentorship Program
- CTHB mentorship students welcomed to FABI
- CTHB celebrates 10 years of mentorship at FABI
- Meet and greet kicks off 2015 mentorship program
- The CTHB Mentorship Programme 2013
- CTHB mentorship programme 2011
- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) mentorship programme
- CTHB Mentorship programme 2006
- National Science Week, ad hoc exhibitions and school visits
- Centres of Excellence Directors Forum and Community Outreach
- The CTHB Outreach Team brings science fever to Mpumalanga
- The Department of Plant and Soil Sciences hosts Grade 11 learners from Woodhill College
- Undergraduate students visit FABI Biocontrol Centre
- FABI has a presence at National Science Week in Khayelitsha
- FABIan engages youth from Philippi in research at Cape Point
- CTHB Outreach Team participates in Career Guidance Week in Mpumalanga
- FABI scientists’ crowd funding to engage youth in their research
- FABIans participate in the National Science Week
- When Science jumps out of textbook pages
- National Science Week 2014
- FABI and CTHB going the extra mile for science education: ACCESS HPW schools workshop
- A FABIan's experience at Science Slam
- SCI(ENCE) – Kick Power of FABI @ National Science Week
- Community project initiative at FABI 2009-2011
- FABI at the 2011 National Science Week
- FABI and CTHB spread science fever at National Science Week
- SASOL SciFest 2007
- Launch of the National Science Week 2006
Awards
- Jolanda Roux receives Havenga Prize
- Professor Mike Wingfield receives the Chinese government Friendship Award
- Mike Wingfield conferred the China Friendship Award
- More accolades for FABI researchers at UP 2017 Academic Achievers Awards
- FABI director receives leadership award
- FABI students poster poster commended at SAASTA Young Science Communicators competition
- Andrea Wilson bags another award and makes FABI proud
- FABI researcher elected as a fellow of the Next Einstein Forum
- Autumn graduation honours for FABI
- FABI celebrates James Mehl's prestige seminar
- FABI scores a second publication century in 2016
- FABIans celebrate the third PhD prestige seminar of the year!
- Four students bag cash prizes for original poster designs
- TPCP celebrates students’ first publications
- First FABI PhD awarded for 2017!
- FABIan receives Mathre Education Endowment Award from the American Phytopathological Society
- FABIans celebrate PhD degree with Mesfin Gossa and his family
- TPCP Publication Celebration
- FABI celebrates excellence 2016 year-end function
- FABI celebrates sixth PhD in 2016
- Professor Brenda Wingfield receives the Harry Oppenheimer Memorial Fellowship Award
- Dr ShuaiFei Chen awarded funding by the Chinese National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars
- FABI celebrates fourth prestige seminar of 2016
- Six FABIans graduate
- Prof Mike Wingfield receives prestigious award for leadership by a US university
- FABI shines at autumn graduation
- FABI excellence celebrated at UP’s Academic Achievers’ Awards function
- FABI publishes a record number of papers in 2015!
- FABI Professor appointed as the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) South African Ambassador
- FABIan awarded one of four SARChI chairs to be hosted at UP
- 10th Anniversary of the Centre of Excellence Programme
- CTHB/TPCP staff and students continue to shine
- Prof Brenda Wingfield receives the Christiaan Hendrik Persoon medal
- FABI student wins the 2015 Grace Waterhouse Fellowship for research in the UK
- Congratulations to FABIans for amazing achievements in the 2nd semester of 2014
- FABI leaders achieve a double A at the 2014 NRF Awards Ceremony
- Prof Brenda Wingfield wins NSTF Award
- FABI leaders shine at the UP Academic Achievers Awards
- Congratulations to CTHB/TPCP Students and Staff for achievements and awards during the first half of 2014
- Prof Jolanda Roux receives IUFRO Scientific Award
- Prof Brenda Wingfield received A-rating from NRF
- Congratulations to FABI students and staff for achievements and awards during the second half of 2013
- FABI Director elected as next IUFRO President
- Two UP professors elected to International Society for Plant Pathology
- UP shines at 48th SASPP congress
- Congratulations to students and staff in 2012 and 2013
- Prof Brenda Wingfield elected to ASSAF council
- ASSAf announces prestigious award to Young Scientist
- Honorary doctorate for forestry expert
- Tukkies tree health expert rewarded for life's work
- Another accolade for the TPCP, the CTHB and the SA forestry industry
- Congratulations to CTHB/TPCP students and staff in 2011
- Faculty's "Wingfields" soar yet again
- FABI features at the 2007/8 NSTF awards ceremony
- FABIans receive awards
- Forest entomology in South Africa showcased at FABI
- TPCP and CTHB women win awards
- Annual TPCP/CTHB research meeting in 2006
- FABI wins THRIP excellence award
Conferences
- FABIans attend the 2017 combined congress of the Entomological and Zoological Societies of Southern Africa
- FABI flag flies high at SASSB Congress
- Research on indigenous tree health highlighted at 2017 annual meeting of the CTHB
- FABIan attends 2017 SAMAC research symposium
- FABIan participates in nomenclature section of the International Botanical Congress
- FABIans attend International Symposium on Biological Control
- FABIans contribute to the sustainability of a diverse forestry sector at the 7th Forestry Science Symposium
- FABIan participates in nomenclature section of the International Botanical Congress
- The 28th annual TPCP symposium draws near
- FABIans attend International Phytophthora meeting
- Two FABIans win major awards at SASPP
- FABI at the SASPP: Day 2
- 21 FABI students and postdocs take part in Speed Poster Presentations at SASPP Congress
- Strong FABI delegation attends Southern African Society of Plant Pathology (SASPP) Congress
- Students in the CTHB take part in the annual CTHB Roadshow
- FABI presents Advanced Phylogenetics Workshop
- Sirex research in South Africa and Japan in the spotlight at a FABI mini-symposium
- UK forest pathologists attend FABI workshop
- Attending an international congress: Perspectives from a FABI Postdoc
- Robert Bosch Stiftung funds the attendance of two FABIans at ESOF16
- FABIans attend International Entomological Congress in Orlando, USA
- FABI Professor presents at IBWS
- Centres of Excellence directors meet in Durban
- A major new global research initiative established
- FABI researchers elected to the executive of the South African Genetics Society
- TPCP CTHB annual meeting kicks off with symposium on indigenous tree health
- Riding the Storm: Insights on Global Tree Health Issues the Focus of the 27th Annual TPCP Symposium
- Building capacity in Africa: FABI hosts a workshop on the Biological Control of Eucalyptus insect pests
- FABI Professor joins International Network for Government Science Advice Workshop
- 2016 International Fusarium Laboratory Workshop to be hosted by FABI
- The 27th annual TPCP-CTHB Symposium draws near!
- Sixth annual ACGT Proteomics Workshop
- FABIans attend joint SAAB and SASSB conference
- FABIans attend 48th Congress of the Brazilian Phytopathology Society
- IUFRO President joins forestry students for the 2015 IFSA International Symposium in Manila
- FABI Postdoc attends Botany 2015 meeting in USA
- FABIans make an impact at ICFR symposium
- FABIans attend the 16th Annual Fusarium Laboratory Workshop in Kansas
- FABI student attends the Linday Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany
- Three FABIans attend the FEMS Microbiology congress in the Netherlands
- Charting the mycology path towards IMC Puerto Rico 2018
- IUFRO President Opens IFSA Workshop
- FABI Presents a World Café Session on Forest Health at the World Forestry Congress in Durban
- Youth Features Prominently at the WFC2015
- IUFRO assembles African forestry research leaders at WFC2015
- FABI director attends UNFF11 in New York
- SASBi-SAGS 2014 at Kwalata Ranch
- The 14th International Congress of Acarology – Japan
- The 2nd International Conference on Advances in Plant Science (ICAPS)
- XIVth International Congress of Mycology and Eukaryotic Microbiology
- FABIans make an impact at the SASPP congress
- FABIans present talks at ICFR Field Day
- FABI represented nobly at the 24th IUFRO World Congress
- 13th International Conference on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria
- FABIans at the 10th International Mycological Congress
- Bark and ambrosia beetle academy May 2014
- Student conference in Conservation Science, theme: Biodiversity in Africa - Present State, Challenges and Prospects on its Conservation
- FABIans attend a major forestry conference in Costa Rica
- Insights and knowledge gained from the International Symposium on the Biology and Ecology of Gall Inducing Arthropods and Related Endophytes
- 10th International Congress of Plant Pathology
- XVII Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa
- The 6th International Legume Conference
- The 38th Annual Conference of the South African Association of Botanists
- Southern African Society for Systematic Biology 10th meeting
- DST/NRF Centres of Excellence Director's forum 2012
- The 48th Conference of the South African Society for Plant Pathology
- International Conference on Advances in Plant Sciences
- IUFRO division 7 joint meeting of forest pathology and entomology research groups
- Natural forests and woodlands symposium
- Strong presence of TPCP / CTHB students and staff at National Entomology Congress
- 2nd International "Erwinia" workshop
- Gene to 'ome: scientific excellence at the Genetics congress
- IUFRO 2010
- The 9th International Mycological Congres (IMC 9)
- 10th Anniversary conference of the Southern African Society for Biosystematic Biology
- Annual meeting of the Mycological Society of America
- Global climate dialogue
- International union of forestry research organisations (IUFRO) management meets in South Africa
- SASSP Congress 2009
- Conferences attended by CTHB/TPCP students and staff between October 2007 and January 2008
- FABIans attend ICPP in Torino, Italy, August 2008
- South African genetics society 2008 congress
- Fabians attend the 15th International Conference on Nitrogen fixation
- Fusarium laboratory workshop
- Participation in the 75th meeting of the Mycological Society of America
- Expanding frontiers on one of the world's largest sand islands
- The 8th International Mycological Congress (IMC8)
Field Visits
- Pest hunting in Zululand
- Building tree protection linkages with Mozambique: Report on a survey undertaken from 3-17 July 2010
Other information nuggets
- FABIans welcome spring in a kaleidoscope of colour
- FABI volleyball team face rivals at UP Spring Day tournament
- FABIans shine in CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2017
- FABIans host farewell braai for Drs Stuart Fraser and Birhan Abate
- Lots of wild and outrageous science at SPOOF 2017
- FABIans elected to provincial branch of the SAIF
- An eggcellent Easter tea party to beat all others
- Prof. Mary Barbercheck presents a special seminar at FABI
- TPCP/CTHB team members outline strategy for 2017
- FABIans gear up for 2017 at the first MMM and welcome breakfast
- Renovated Tooke memorial unveiled
- Curator of New York Botanical Garden visits FABI
- Africa Science Leadership Programme
- Canadian Professor presents special seminar at FABI
- Colombian ambassador attends FABI prestige seminar
- Connecting the dots at FABI
- Dr Peter Thrall delivers special seminar
- FABI lecturer’s dedication to his students’ education makes the news
- FABI Professor chairs committee to make up lecture halls Wi-fi zones
- FABI restores biocontrol monument
- FABI students join ScienceisGlobal Twitter campaign
- FABIan joins NRF-DST delegation to Oman
- FABIans celebrate warmer and brighter days to come
- FABIans help to clean up the campus
- FABIans inspired at first Monday Morning Meeting of 2016
- FABIans visit the Biocontrol Facility
- FISNA meeting hosted by FABI
- Fusarium experts from Pennsylvania State University presents a special seminar
- Fusarium workshop drums up a storm
- NFC delegation visits FABI
- Prof Everett Hansen visits FABI
- Prof. Slippers leads postgraduate research seminar for students and supervisors
- Renowned plant pathologist presents a special visual seminar at FABI
- Science Olympiads battle it out at FAME Club seminar
- Superheroes and murderous plants come to life at SPOOF 2016
- The 2016 Social Club hosts its first FABI monthly tea
- The sod turned for Future Africa
- TPCP/CTHB team at FABI strategises for 2016
- USA and CTHB researchers visit scientists and students at the University of Venda
- Visiting collaborators host special seminars on Chinese tree health
- Visiting US student sparks debate on GMO research
- Celebrating the outrageous at SPOOF 2015
- FABI contributes 278 blankets to TuksFM Woolly Winter campaign
- FABIans act as judges at Northern Gauteng Senior Expo for Young Scientists
- Invasion Biologist Visits FABI
- Grade 9 learners doing work shadowing at FABI
- Nine FABIans graduate at Spring Graduation Ceremony
- Nature publishing group visits UP to explore exciting opportunities for promoting science in Africa
- SAIF acknowledges members contributions to forestry at AGM in FABI
- FABI joins 110th anniversary of the SA National Collection of Fungi
- FABI welcomes DTI delegation
- Annual Symposia of the DST/NRF CTHB and the TPCP
- FABI fun at the TPCP/CTHB Team Building Event
- CTHB director and deputy director visit Stellenbosch team members
- First phylogenomics workshop at FABI
- A busy year for the CMW culture collection
- AIDS research leaders visit FABI
- Back to school with FABI
- FABI launches partnership with CBS
- International research team on termite ecology and evolution visits FABI
- Population genetics guest lecture
- FABI at the New Age Business Briefing with the Minister of Science and Technology
- Strengthening collaborations with UniVen
- FABI SPOOF 2014: The Circus Carnival
- FABI SPOOF 2013: "Friday the 13th"
- FABI welcomes other visitors during 2013
- Farewell to Lydia Twala
- Visit of Prof Mario Rajchenberg to FABI
- Preserving tree health-CFA newsletter
- Forest and Ornamental Plant Phytosanitary Working Group
- Team building 2013
- COP17: SAIF Newsletter
- FABI student meets US first lady
- UP researcher meets queen of England
- 2011 Centre of Excellence day at FABI
- Career orientation program at FABI
- CTHB member plays a leading role in the Global Young Academy and the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS)
- Phylogenetic workshops 2010-2011
- Team building 2011
- The opening of a world class biocontrol centre for forest pests at FABI
- Fun at Fusarium circinatum genome annotation jamboree
- Honours for FABIANS
- SPOOF 2010
- Successful FABI graduates
- Uniting research labs across FABI
- A gathering of graduandi
- FABI exhibits at the South African Research Chairs initiative (SARCHi) awards ceremony
- St Albans visits FABI
- Summary of Professor Majozi's lecture: Research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing
- Team building day 2009
- The SPAR women's challenge
- 2008 Team building day
- Achievements and milestones
- FABI celebrates ten years of excellence
- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)'s 10th anniversary celebrations
- My nine year stay at FABI
- Phylogenetics methods made easier: Phylogenetic workshops under CTHB
- SPOOF 20080's
- The DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) attracts two MSc students to work at the University of Pretoria
- The Royal Society visits FABI at the University of Pretoria
- Visit of a French exchange student to FABI
- We welcome Honours students to FABI
- A taste of Hungary
- Figuring life's jigsaw puzzle
- Michorrhiza mycology email list server - A contribution to tree health biotechnology in South Africa
- Services of CTHB and TPCP
- Treehealthnet
- Visit of a Chinese delegation to FABI
- Visit of Pedro Crous
- CTHB/TPCP team building day
- FABI social club activities
- Important visitor to FABI
- Indian delegation visits FABI
- Phylogenetic workshops in 2006
- "SPOOF" 2006
- The CTHB offers opportunities for students to do their experiential training
- Welcome to the TPCP/CTHB
