It is now globally recognised that the Pitch Canker Fungus, Fusarium circinatum, may be regarded as one of the most serious threats to the softwood industry.
In response to this growing threat, the Pine Fusarium Working Group (PFWG) was formed in South Africa in 2000, consisting predominantly of nurserymen and researchers from the various South African forestry companies and organisations, aimed at ensuring the viability of all commercially grown pine species in South Africa with respect to Fusarium circinatum.
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The South African Sirex Control Programme is a collaborative initiative of the South African Forestry Industry in partnership with the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, managed through Forestry South Africa.
The Programme is supported by organisations within the South African Forestry Industry, as well as the Institute for Commercial Forestry Research (ICFR) and the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) at the University of Pretoria
We are focused on developing and implementing a strategy to manage the insect pest Sirex noctilio, in an effort to reduce the impact and risk to South African commercial pine plantations.
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