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Located in St. Louis, Missouri, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is the largest independent non-profit institute dedicated to plant science in the world.
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Nebraska farmers are weighing a shift away from corn — 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.
St. Louis has spent 25 years building an ecosystem where world-class science stays and grows.
Here's how. 🔬 @stlmag.bsky.social
New research! Danforth Center PI Erin Sparks & Bayer used the SMURF device to show that shorter corn plants have more flexible roots — helping them take wind damage at less than half the rate of conventional corn. Watch the SMURF in action 👇
Read the release here: www.danforthcenter.org/news/short-s...
Agtech startup Agrela Ecosystems just closed a $500K funding round and is scaling its PheNode® 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: www.danforthcenter.org/news/agrela-...
Real-time crop stress monitoring. Soil sensors. Field environment data. The PheNode system is helping farmers adapt to a changing world — and Dr. Nadia Shakoor broke it all down for John Fuller on FOX 2: www.danforthcenter.org/news/agricul...
#PrecisionAgriculture #FoodSecurity
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. 📨 Check out our latest issue and be sure to sign up today: https://conta.cc/3RczVRv
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🌾 Read the full story from Omaha News.Net to learn why now is the time to invest in crops like sorghum:
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#PlantScience #Sorghum #Agriculture
From our FY26 New Investigators: Leading two sorghum projects, Nadia Shakoor will generate deep-soil DNA maps and a time-resolved activity dataset. @danforthcenter.bsky.social
Full portfolio: jgi.doe.gov/user-science/science-stories/jgi-announces-2026-new-investigator-portfolio
