**Acknowledgements**

The authors thank the past and current staff members of USDA ARS Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center University of Arkansas Rice Research and Extension Center and Agricultural Experiment Station, Lajas Substation, Puerto Rico for technical supports. For critical reviews we thank Drs. Santosh Sharma (DB NRRC, Stuttgart, AR) and Yanbo Huang (USDA ARS Mississpippi State, MS). This work was in part supported by NSF grant PGR1947609. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
