Phytophthora: an underestimated threat to agriculture, forestry, and natural ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa Abstract Phytophthora species are highly destructive plant pathogens and pose a significant …

FABIans are joined by RSA and USA colleagues for a final bark beetle microbiome workshop A group of FABI researchers were recently joined by colleagues …

A fungal fiesta: Pine needle pathogen isolation jamboree From 18 to 20 September, members of the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) team gathered for a …

FABIans attend IUFRO Working Group meeting on Southern Hemisphere plantation health Professors Brett Hurley, Irene Barnes, Bernard Slippers and Dr Michelle Schröder attended the IUFRO …

Brett Hurley delivers his Inaugural Address Professor Brett Hurley presented his inaugural address marking his promotion to full Professorship on Tuesday 26 September. He was …

Haplogenome assembly reveals structural variation in Eucalyptus interspecific hybrids Abstract Background De novo phased (haplo)genome assembly using long-read DNA sequencing data has improved the detection …

Quambalaria eucalypti found on Eucalyptus in Indonesia Contirubutors: Marthin Tarigan, Michael J. Wingfield, Yosep M. A. N. Marpaung, Alvaro Durán, Nam Q. Pham Abstract The Eucalyptus plantation industry in …

New research reveals consumers prioritise forests in sustainable shopping One of the world’s most extensive consumer studies on forest products reveals that biodiversity loss, climate …

Eucalyptus scab and shoot malformation: a new disease in South Africa caused by a novel species, Elsinoe masingae Jolanda Roux, Michael J Wingfield, Seonju Marincowitz, …

The Astounding Origins of Chaco Canyon Timber In a nearly treeless desert, Ancestral Puebloans built Great Houses with more than 200,000 massive log beams. Where …

U.S. researchers offer enhanced definition of ‘climate-smart forestry’ Researchers from the forestry department at Michigan State University, Lauren Cooper and David MacFarlane, have published a …

Moving from young eucalypts to young pine for the National Forest Pest and Pathogen Surveillance strategy A team from the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP), …

Continuous replanting could impact future productivity in short-rotation forestry The continuous cultivation of the same or related plant species on a particular plot of land …

Climate change is making trees bigger, but also weaker: Researchers By Roberto Silvestro, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) and Sergio Rossi, Université du Québec …

EPPI team performs the biggest impact evaluation from field inoculations of the canker pathogen Chrysoporthe austroafricana on different Eucalyptus genotypes The management of the canker …

Simple Summary The accidental introduction of the ambrosia beetle Euwallacea fornicatus and its fungal symbiont, Fusarium euwallaceae, into Israel, the United States and South Africa …

Pines for Pitch canker screening Pine pitch canker caused by Fusarium circinatumis one of the more important threats to plantation forestry in South Africa. A …

Pinus radiata is Australia’s most valuable softwood resource and extremely susceptible to mortality from pest Sirex – a wood wasp known to attack pine trees, …

A one-of-a-kind large-scale pine treatability research project is looking at how to support the most effective treatment and production of the highest quality and most …

The rate of termite wood decomposition increases more than 6.8 times with every 10°C increase in temperature, according to a new study by an international …