1998 was a year which brought many changes in the variety situation in the CA cotton industry. Many o f the management recommendations currently in place for CA Upland cotton are based upon years of research on varieties such as SJ-2, GC-510 and Maxxa. The introduction of some potentially widely-different varieties which were developed in environments outside of CA in most cases represents a real challenge in terms o f identifying the most suitable management practices for best results under SJV conditions. These “newly-available” varieties that will come into CA will have the name designation “CA Upland”…