Phytogen 33 Acala is a new, high yielding cotton variety for California's San Joaquin Valley. Over three years of testing by the San Joaquin Valley Cotton Board, Phytogen 33 yields were equal to those of Maxxa (the SJVCB standard cotton variety). Over four years of testing by J. G. Boswell Cottonseed Breeding, Phytogen 33 yields were higher than those of Maxxa by sixty pounds of lint per acre. In trials conducted by the University of California Cooperative Extension in 1996, Phytogen 33 yielded 102 percent of Maxxa across locations. Phytogen 33 fiber properties were superior to those of Maxxa and its spinning properties were excellent. Phytogen 33 planting seed will be readily available in 1997.