The California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors (CPCSD), a 100% grower-owned organization for the development and production of cotton varieties, is announcing the release of Acala BXN Nova: a new transgenic cotton variety for the San Joaquin Valley of California. CPCSD’s Acala BXN Nova is the first Acala cotton variety approved by the San Joaquin Valley Cotton Board (SJVCB) to incorporate the BXN® System technology which allows applications of the broadleaf herbicide Buctril® 4EC. Evaluated under the experimental designation CPCSD C-181, Acala BXN Nova completed the required three years of SJVCB testing and was approved for commercial planting within the San Joaquin Valley Quality Cotton District in March 2001. The SJVCB program evaluates experimental candidates for approval against the District Standard, Acala Maxxa, and only cotton varieties judged as exceeding this standard qualify for approval by the board.