Articles by Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

A new tool allows fast, cost-effective trait editing

Mosses are an important vegetation for long-term carbon storage systems such as permafrost and bogs

Scientists find that the presence of small RNAs trigger all of the downstream events that cause transgene silencing

Project takes a major step closer to bringing improved varieties to farmers

New cutting-edge technologies will accelerate discovery

Research captures the earliest stages of evolution where male and female gametes first evolved

The work was performed in Setaria viridis, an emerging model system for grasses that is closely related to economically important cereal crops and bioenergy feed stocks

Discovery could reduce food waste and improve trade

Deep sequencing impacts food and bioenergy crops

The Danforth Center takes part in a multi-institutional research effort to improve sorghum as a sustainable source for biofuel production