The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center: A St. Louis based non-profit committed to Improving the Human Condition through Plant Science.
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We were honored to welcome @USDA Under Secretary Scott Hutchins (@USDAScience) to the Danforth Center this week. Thank you, Under Secretary Hutchins, for your time and for your commitment to supporting American agricultural innovation.
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St. Louis has spent 25 years building an ecosystem where world-class science stays and grows.
Here's how. š¬ @stlmag
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Nebraska farmers are weighing a shift away from corn ā and sorghum may be one of the smartest alternatives. Danforth Center scientist Andrea Eveland explains why this drought- and heat-resilient crop requires fewer inputs and is built for what's ahead.
ALT Researcher Andrea Eveland wears a straw hat as she examines a sorghum panicle in a sun-lit field, with rows of tall sorghum crops stretching into the background.
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š¾ Read the full story from @omahanews1 to learn why now is the time to invest in crops like sorghum:
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#PlantScience #Sorghum #Agriculture
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Real-time crop stress monitoring. Soil sensors. Field environment data. The PheNode system is helping farmers adapt to a changing world ā and Dr. @NadiaShakoor broke it all down for @KPLR11Fuller on @FOX2now: danforthcenter.org/news/agriā¦
#PrecisionAgriculture #FoodSecurity
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New research! Danforth Center PI Erin Sparks & @Bayer4Crops used the SMURF device to show that shorter corn plants have more flexible roots ā helping them take wind damage at less than half the rate of conventional corn. Watch the SMURF in action š
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Read the release here: danforthcenter.org/news/shorā¦
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This month's On the Vine is here! If you don't already know, our monthly e-newsletter is the easiest way to follow along with all that's going on at the Center. šØ Check out our latest issue and be sure to sign up today: conta.cc/3RczVRv
#ScienceNews #PlantScience
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From our FY26 New Investigators: Leading two sorghum projects, @NadiaShakoor will generate deep-soil DNA maps and a time-resolved activity dataset to support improved productivity and resilience. @DanforthCenter
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ALT Community Science Program New Investigator (FY26) Congratulations to our 2026 CSP New Investigator recipients! Nadia Shakoor Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Multi-stage RNA-seq of sorghum to uncover diurnal and developmental gene regulation; & Deep soil metagenomes of sorghum bioenergy systems: Interactions of management, crop and depth.
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STL agtech startup @AgrelaEco just closed a $500K funding round and is scaling its PheNodeĀ® sensor platform nationally. It's now being used for everything from research to specialty crops to transportation infrastructure, and it started here in St. Louis: danforthcenter.org/news/agreā¦
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Sabita Gyawali is our May Committee for Scientific Training and Mentoring Member of the Month! She studies plant-microbe interactions in the Bravo Lab and aims to eventually grow into a lead independent research role working on sustainable agriculture.
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Two prestigious academies. Two countries. One leader bridging them in service to plant science.
Our President, Dr. Giles Oldroyd is among the few scientists elected to both the US @theNASciences and the UK's @royalsociety. š§µ
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On a recent trip to the UK, Giles attended a meeting at @royalsociety, and joined @niabgroup for a panel on regenerative agriculture. He then headed to the @theNASciences annual meeting in DC.
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Dr. Ru Zhang is leading a DOE grant bringing together top research institutions to study sorghum photosynthesis, and the implications could shed light āļøĀ on other crops, tooālike maize, wheat, and rice:
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There's a reason the world's leading food and ag companies call St. Louis home. And BRDG Park, located on the @DanforthCenter campus, sits at the heart of it all.
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Danforth Center scientists are co-authors on a landmark study published today in @Nature: the first comprehensive sorghum pangenome. Breeding better sorghum varieties has always been limited by an incomplete picture of its genetic diversityāuntil now.
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901 curious minds showed up for PlantTech Jam 2026 to connect with Danforth Center scientists. Thanks to you, we had a blast! See the highlights and photos from the day: danforthcenter.org/news/planā¦
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I'm running a booth at @DanforthCenter for the @ArchReactorSTL Maker Space!
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Plants can indicate environmental hazards with color changes, a breakthrough that could transform agricultural practices. Researchers at the @DanforthCenterĀ unlock keys to developing these plants. farmprogress.com/crops/tomorā¦
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