Varieties Released by the Rice Research Station

Naming Convention:

  • Medium-Grains – Planets and or space
  • Conventional Long-Grains – Louisiana, French
  • Conventional Aromatics – Jazz (musicians, terms, etc.)
  • Conventional High Amylose – begin with ‘Addi’
  • Clearfield – Horizon Ag naming
  • Provisia – BASF naming


Year Release Variety Grain Type Herbicide Type
1917 Colusa Short Conventional
1918 Fortuna Long Conventional
1918 Acadia Short Conventional
1918 Delitus Long (A) Conventional
1918 Tokalon Long Conventional
1918 Evangeline Long Conventional
1928 Rexoro Long Conventional
1932 Nira Long Conventional
1945 Magnolia Medium Conventional
1949 Lacrosse Medium Conventional
1953 Sunbonnet Long Conventional
1955 Toro Long Conventional
1956 Nato Medium Conventional
1964 Saturn Medium Conventional
1973 Della Long (A) Conventional
1973 Vista Medium Conventional
1979 LA 110 Medium Conventional
1982 Leah Long Conventional
1984 Toro-2 Long Conventional
1987 Mercury Medium Conventional
1991 Lacassine Long Conventional
1992 Bengal Medium Conventional
1992 Cypress Long Conventional
1994 Jodon Long Conventional
1995 Dellrose Long (A) Conventional
1996 Lafitte Medium Conventional
1998 Cocodrie Long Conventional
1999 Dellmati Long (A) Conventional
2000 Earl Medium Conventional
2001 CL121 Long Clearfield
2001 CL141 Long Clearfield
2002 CL161 Long Clearfield
2003 Cheniere Long Conventional
2003 Pirogue Short Conventional
2004 Ecrevisse Short Conventional
2005 CL131 Long Clearfield
2005 Jupiter Medium Conventional
2005 Trenasse Long Conventional
2008 CL151 Long Clearfield
2008 Catahoula Long Conventional
2008 Neptune Medium Conventional
2009 Jazzman Long (A) Conventional
2010 CL111 Long Clearfield
2010 CL261 Medium Clearfield
2011 CL152 Long Clearfield
2011 Caffey Medium Conventional
2011 Jazzman-2 Long (A) Conventional
2012 Della-2 Long (A) Conventional
2012 Mermentau Long Conventional
2013 CL271 Medium Clearfield
2015 CL153 Long Clearfield
2015 CL272 Medium Clearfield
2015 Frontière Long Conventional
2017 PVL01 Long Provisia
2018 CLJ01 Long (A) Clearfield
2019 PVL02 Long Provisia
2020 CLL17 Long Clearfield
2021 PVL03 Long Provisia
2022 Addi Jo Long (HA) Conventional
2022 Avant Long Conventional
2023 CLL19 Long Clearfield
2024 CLHA03 Long (HA) Clearfield
2024 Fitzgerald Long (A) Conventional

Abbreviations: A—Aromatic, HA—High Amylose, CN—Conventional, CL—Clearfield, PV—Provisia

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