FABIans participate in producing a new forest entomology text book
Several FABIans have participated in the production of a new open access Forest Entomology text book.
17 Jul 2023
11 Jul 2023
CAMCORE Associate Director visits FABI
Dr JJ Acosta, Associate Director of CAMCORE and Associate Professor at North Carolina State University visited FABI to explore opportunities for future collaboration.
10 Jul 2023
Two FABI postdocs receive University of Pretoria Senior Postdoctoral Fellowships
Two FABIans, Dr David Read and Dr Tanay Bose have each been awarded a Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship by the University of Pretoria.
4 Jul 2023
Moving from young eucalypts to young pine for the National Forest Pest and Pathogen Surveillance strategy
A team from the TPCP, together with the Cropwatch Africa team, visited the southern Cape to test and implement protocols to survey young pine stands for pests and pathogens.
3 Jul 2023
An unexpected visit to the James Hutton Institute
While on sabbatical, Prof. Dave Berger, visited long‑standing collaborators at the James Hutton Institute/University of Dundee.
30 Jun 2023
The GRP Diagnostic Clinic attends Farmers Days in Limpopo and Mpumalanga
The GRP Diagnostic Clinic attended three Farmers Days to promote the clinic and make smallholder farmers aware of the diagnostic services the clinic offers to grain farmers.
28 Jun 2023
The GRP pest and disease extension and diagnostic clinic @FABI-UP celebrates another year of service to grain stakeholders
The GRP @FABI-UP's pest and disease extension and diagnostic clinic looks back on another successful year serving South African grain and oilseed producers.
21 Jun 2023
The Macadamia team presents at the SAMAC Research Networking Day
Several members of the Macadamia Protection Programme attended the SAMAC research networking day.
20 Jun 2023
Dr Wilma Nel appointed as the TPCP Diagnostic Clinic Manager
Dr Wilma Nel has been appointed as the TPCP Diagnostic Clinic Manager as from 1 June.
19 Jun 2023
First grass sampling expedition: FABI and Milk SA collaborate to uncover Pseudopithomyces insights in Eastern Cape dairy farms
Three FABIans recently visited dairy farmers in the Humansdorp region of the Eastern Cape to collect grass samples from pastures to investigate the presence of Pseudopithomyces chartarum.
14 Jun 2023
Mandy makes it six.
A hearty congratulations to Mandy Messal who is the sixth FABIan to complete their PhD in FABI this year.
13 Jun 2023
Continuous replanting could impact future productivity in short-rotation forestry
A group of FABI researchers published a study in the journal Current Forestry Reports that surmising that continuous replanting could impact future productivity in short-rotation forestry.
7 Jun 2023
Film crew visits FABI
FABI welcomed a team from the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust that spent a morning at the Institute capturing video and stills footage for a corporate video.
6 Jun 2023
5 Jun 2023
Visit to Environmental Genomics group at Christian-Alberts University of Kiel
Prof. Dave Berger presented a seminar to the Environmental Genomics group as part of his visit to the Christian-Alberts University of Kiel in Germany.
1 Jun 2023
Post TPCP field trip connects academic research and training to industry needs
Leaders in the TPCP joined international visitors on a post-TPCP field trip to visit forestry and research partners, and reflect on the outcomes of the meeting and their relevance to the situation faced in the plantations and nurseries of industry partners.
31 May 2023
EPPI team performs the biggest impact evaluation from field inoculations of the canker pathogen Chrysoporthe austroafricana on different Eucalyptus genotypes
Members of the EPPI research group travelled to Kwambonabi in the KwaZulu-Natal province to evaluate and harvest one of the biggest in-field inoculations with the pathogen Crysoporthe austroafricana.
31 May 2023
FABI GRP promote Diagnostic clinic at the NAMPO Harvest Day
The Grain Research Programme pest and disease extension and diagnostic clinic team attended NAMPO and exhibited the services offered by the clinic.
30 May 2023
CFBE research team participates in the NAMPO Harvest Day
Two members of the Crop Floral Biology and Environments research team in FABI, showcased their group’s work at Grain SA’s NAMPO Harvest Day 2023.
30 May 2023
FABI engagement with smallholder farmers from Venda
FABI PhD candidate Phophi Nethononda visited smallholder farmers from Dzindi and Tshiombo irrigation schemes in Venda in the Limpopo province as part of her project.
29 May 2023
FABian visits the Aarhus University global wheat-rust research centre and University of Copenhagen
As part of the NOVA PhD course, Prof. Dave Berger joined the field trip to the Flakkebjerg Research Station of Aarhus University in Denmark.
29 May 2023
26 May 2023
FABI sampling for Phytophthora in Cape riverine ecosystems
FABI researchers recently joined Prof. Jonàs Oliva, visiting from the University of Lleida, to sample a large number of rivers draining Cape province mountains for Phytophthora species.
25 May 2023
Future Professors visit FABI
Professors Brenda Wingfield and Mike Wingfield hosted a recent visit to FABI by members of the Future Professors Programme.
24 May 2023
UP joins the world in celebrating the International Day of Plant Health.
The University of Pretoria joined the rest of the world in celebrating the IDPH on 12 May under the theme: Plant Health Innovation for Food Security.
19 May 2023
A successful 34th Annual Meeting of the TPCP
The TPCP held its 34th Annual Meeting at the Future Africa conference centre, where staff, postdoctoral Fellows and students present their work to industry and government stakeholders as feedback on the work conducted in the past year.
19 May 2023
Professor André Drenth visits FABI
World renown plant pathologist, Prof. André Drenth recently visited FABI to attend various meetings and present a workshop on "how to be an effective scientist".
18 May 2023
FABI shines at the UP Autumn Graduation
A hearty congratulations to all the FABI graduates that were capped at the recent University of Pretoria Autumn Graduation ceremony!
18 May 2023
First steps to implement a National Forest Pest and Pathogen Surveillance strategy
In recent months, Sandisiwe Jali, along with a team from Cropwatch Africa, has been working tirelessly in the field, sharing knowledge and expertise on the mobile app and identifying pests and diseases.
18 May 2023
FABI launches a new partnership with Milk SA to Investigate Sporidesmin-induced liver disease in South African dairy cattle
A new partnership was recently been launched between FABI and Milk SA to investigate Sporidesmin-Induced Liver Disease (SILD) in dairy cattle in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
15 May 2023
NOVA PhD course in Denmark
Prof. Dave Berger presented three topics for the class of 20 PhD students from Scandinavia at this year’s NOVA PhD course in Plant Pathology.
14 May 2023
Marthin Tarigan returns to Indonesia
FABI PhD candidate Marthin Tarigan returned to Indonesia after spending three months at FABI to complete the writing part of his thesis.
11 May 2023
Partner from Mytox-SOUTH visits FABI
Dr Esther de Rycke, a partner from the Mytox-SOUTH project, visited FABI as part of her trip to the University of Pretoria.
4 May 2023
Implementing an integrated National Forest Protection Strategy for South Africa
FSA has been contracted by the DFFE to implement the National Forestry Sector Research and Development Strategy and the Integrated National Forest Protection Strategy as they relate to pests and diseases threatening the forestry sector.
3 May 2023
Many roads lead to Braunschweig: A research visit to TUBS and other research institutes
Professor Bernard Slippers recently visited the Fungal Genetics lab in the Department of Genetics of the Technical University of Braunschweig.
2 May 2023
Pines for Pitch canker screening
During the past week, Prof. Mike Wingfield joined team members Dr Lieschen de Vos and MSc student Alida van Dijk to collect Pinus patula for Alida's research project.