USDA-ARS Rice Breeders at the Beaumont Station

Dr. Hank Beachell 1931-1963

Dr. Charlie Bollich 1963-1991

Dr. Anna McClung 1991-Present

Variety	Yr. Rel.	Acronym	PI Number	Market Class	Attributes at Time of Release
Texas Patna	1942	TXPT	CI 8321	Long	Early maturing
Bluebonnet	1944	BBNT	CI 8322	Long	Early maturing, reduced height
TP 49	1948	TP49	CI 8991	Long	Reduced height, improved straw strength
Improved Bluebonnet	1951	IMBB	CI 8992	Long	Improved grain type
Bluebonnet 50	1951	BB50	CI 8990	Long	Reduced height, improved straw strength
Century Patna 231	1951	CP231	CI 8993	Long	High yield, early maturity, first variety ratooned
Gulfrose	1960	GFRS	CI 9416	Medium	Resistant to hoja blanca virus
Belle Patna	1961	BLPT	CI 9433	Long	Very early maturity, improved ratoon crop
Bluebelle	1965	BBLE	CI 9544	Long	Improved yield, reduced height, improved straw strength
Dawn	1966	DAWN	CI 9534	Long	Improved blast resistance
Labelle	1972	LBLE	CI 9708	Long	Very early maturing, improved ratoon yield, improved blast resistance
Lebonnet	1974	LBNT	CI 9882	Long	Larger grain for export market
Brazos	1974	BRAZ	CI 9875	Medium	High yield, brewers' rice
Newrex	1979	NWRX	CI 9969	Long	Superior parboiling and processing quality
Bellemont	1981	BLMT	CI 9978	Long	First semidwarf
Lemont	1983	LMNT	PI475883	Long	Semidwarf, improved yield and milling quality
Skybonnet	1983	SKBT	PI476819	Long	Improved yield, reduced height, improved straw strength
Pecos	1983	PCOS	PI476818	Medium	Improved yield, reduced height, improved blast resistance
Gulfmont	1986	GFMT	PI502967	Long	Improved ratoon crop potential
Rexmont	1986	RXMT	PI502968	Long	Semidwarf with superior parboiling and processing quality
Rico 1	1987	RICO	PI502969	Medium	Improved yield
Maybelle	1989	MBLE	PI538248	Long	Very early maturing, improved sheath blight tolerance
Jasmine 85	1989	JSMN	PI595927	Long	High yield, soft-cooking aromatic, excellent disease resistance
Texmont	1990	TXMT	PI538249	Long	High yield, early maturing, first cultivar developed via anther culture
Rosemont	1991	RSMT	PI546365	Long	Very high total yield, early maturing
Dellmont	1992	DLMT	PI546364	Long	Firm cooking aromatic for export market
Jackson	1993	JKSN	PI572412	Long	Early maturing, intermediate height
RU8703196	1995		PI5574487	Long	Improved resistance to sheath blight
B82-761	1996		PI592507	Long	Improved resistance to blast and sheath blight
Jefferson	1996	JEFF	PI593892	Long	Very early maturity, improved straw strength, multi-gene blast resistance, high total yield
Dixiebelle	1996	DXBL	PI595900	Long	Improved yield and milling quality with superior processing quality
Madison	1998	MDSN	PI603010	Long	Semidwarf with broad spectrum blast resistance
Cadet	1998	CADT	PI605712	Long	Extremely early maturity, specialty processing quality
Jacinto	1998	JCTO	PI605713	Long	Early maturity, specialty processing quality
Saber	2001	SABR	PI633624	Long	Improved resistance to diseases and high, stable milling yield
Bolivar	2001	BLVR	PI628791	Long	Superior parboiling quality with improved disease resistance
Sierra	2002	SERA	PI633623	Long	Basmati-like aroma
Lavaca	2002	LVCA		Long	Increased cooked volume
Lotus	2002	LTUS	PI633725	Long	Aromatic
Neches	2002	NCHS	PI633726	Long	Long grain waxy rice adapted for production in Southern U.S.
Cala	2003	CALA	PI633972	Long	Specialty market rice with superior milling quality and resistance to blast disease
Hidalgo	2003	HDGO	PI633973	Long	Specialty market rice with improved yield potential
Carolina Gold Select	2004	CGRS	PI636345	Long	Specialty market rice with uniform gold husk color
Sabine	2004	SBNE	PI636466	Long	Parboiling and canning rice with improved yield
Presidio	2005	PRSD	PI636465	Long	Superior ratoon crop potential and milling quality