Danforth Plant Science Center

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Evolution of development, phylogenetics, grass diversity

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Warm places globally: Africa ,Asia, Australia, North America, South America

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Grassland

Primary subject of interest: Plant diversity and evolution, crop genetic resources, crop improvement, sustainable agriculture

LEC Seed Grant Projects

• Below-Ground Perspectives on Biodiversity: Root systems, Comparative Genomics, and Domestication of North American Grapevines
• Ecological Niche Modeling to Examine the Interactions Between Climate-related Environmental Change, Food Security, Landscape Diversity and an Emerging Infectious Disease

Primary subject of interest: Root and rhizosphere biology

Primary geographic area of interest: United States