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Nicholas Santantonio, speaking at the Virginia Small Grains Field Day at the Eastern Virginia Research and Extension Center May 20 in Warsaw, is the new Virginia Tech small grains breeder, succeeding Carl Griffey who retired in January after 31 years of service. Nicholas Santantonio is integrating genomic selection and high-throughput phenotyping with the goal of introducing new varieties at a faster pace.
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As Virginia Tech’s new small grains breeder, Nicholas Santantonio hopes to expand on the successes built by long-term Virginia Tech breeder Carl Griffey who retired to his native Tennessee in January.
“Carl built one of the most successful small grain breeding programs in the country. It was his baby that he nurtured seven days a week. I am honored to take over and continue the great program that he built,” Santantonio said.