A new collaborative research team of plant scientists led by Ru Zhang, PhD, associate member, Danforth Plant Science Center has been awarded new funding from the National Science Foundation to investigate how photosynthetic cells retain “heat stress memory” (HSM), a key adaptive mechanism that could help future crops withstand intense and frequent heat waves.

Two years since starting an initiative to link the region to Latin America, companies with no previous ties to St. Louis are coming to town.

At the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, we believe in a future where no one goes hungry, where agriculture regenerates the environment rather than depleting it, and where innovation drives sustainable solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. That future starts today with the Future Forward Campaign.

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center today announced the first awardees of the Core Facilities Access Fund – an initiative of Cultivar STL designed to advance research and open doors for startups in Latin America. The new fund provides selected startups access to world-class infrastructure at the Danforth Center Core Facilities helping to accelerate breakthroughs, validate technologies, and build global connections in the Heartland.

On September 26, the Danforth Center treated guests to a unique, fun-filled, and entertaining night in support of a meaningful cause at the sixth-annual Party with the Plants

Scientists and seed companies are working on shrinking corn. The subtle difference in height has led to some big changes in how shorter corn can be planted and managed in the Corn Belt.