September 1, 2026

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Getting to the root of the rhizosphere

August 18, 2026

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A new episode of the U.S. Department of Energy's Genome Insider podcast features Dr. Nadia Shakoor of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, who led the effort to grow and study 2,000 different sorghum varieties from around the world

August 14, 2026

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Danforth Center awarded NSF grant to build data-sharing ecosystem for plant image research - New project connects three open-source tools to solve a longstanding data-sharing problem for plant scientists worldwide 

August 7, 2026

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An overlooked plant group helps regulate earth's carbon cycle — a higher-CO2 world could change that

July 29, 2026

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Why St. Louis, Missouri is the center of global agriculture

July 17, 2026

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How some St. Louis bioscience startups are moving from discovery to market

July 13, 2026

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Danforth Center's leader on making agricultural science advances in a tough time

May 27, 2026

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Short-stature corn emerges as a solution to wind damage

April 22, 2026

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Danforth Center study shows how regenerative practices and AI can help make sorghum production more profitable and resilient

April 3, 2026

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A new era: Danforth Center President Dr. Giles Oldroyd makes his debut at Seeds of Change

March 20, 2026

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Danforth Center scientist leads new Department of Energy grant to unlock the secrets of sorghum photosynthesis

March 11, 2026

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Global Sorghum "pangenome" published in Nature accelerates discovery of resilient crop traits

March 10, 2026

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Tomorrow’s plants may tell you if the environment is sick

February 24, 2026

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Cultivating a better collard green

February 6, 2026

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Danforth Center sees big future in regenerative agriculture that actually returns profits

January 29, 2026

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Trilateral initiative aims to accelerate science and innovation for global food resilience

January 23, 2026

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Giles Oldroyd on science, St. Louis, and leading the Danforth Plant Science Center

January 13, 2026

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International collaboration aims to improve key crops for Rwandan farmers

January 9, 2026

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Danforth Center pioneers crops that show how they’re doing—by turning purple

January 7, 2026

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Researchers develop new tools to turn grain crops into biosensors - Plant-based detection systems could be used to monitor chemical exposure in agricultural settings

December 17, 2025

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Crop research seeks higher yield numbers, new markets

December 11, 2025

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Danforth Plant Science Center to lead multi-disciplinary research to enhance stress resilience in bioenergy sorghum

December 9, 2025

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“Cactus Corn” and an $18 check: How a 7-year-old reminded us why we do plant science

November 20, 2025

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Seeing crop stress before it strikes

November 11, 2025

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A new fund will help more Latin American agtech startups access US markets, starting in St. Louis (AFN)

October 21, 2025

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St. Louis’ push for international agriculture industry connections is paying off

October 17, 2025

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The Bellwether Foundation: ieading the way in plant science innovation

October 15, 2025

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Creating access to cutting edge technology to support global innovators - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center today announced the first awardees of the Core Facilities Access Fund

October 3, 2025

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Corn, but shorter: Why Midwest farmers are experimenting with smaller varieties

September 17, 2025

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Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announces menu collaboration with Sugarfire Smokehouse