Patricio R. Munoz is associate professor at the University of Florida Horticultural Science Department and leads the blueberry breeding and genomics program. He sits down with Marc Zienkiewicz to talk about breeding a better blueberry, how he first became interested in plant breeding back home in Chile, and what it takes to be a successful plant breeder. Interview conducted Aug. 9 at the National Association of Plant Breeders annual meeting in Ames, Iowa.