Registration of ‘UA114’ Cotton Cultivar

‘UA114’ (Reg. No. CV-137, PI 685639) is a conventional cultivar of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) released by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station in April 2017. The cultivar was released as part of an ongoing effort to develop improved genotypes having enhanced yield, yield components, earliness, host plant resistance, and fiber properties. UA114 expressed earlier maturation than ‘DP 393’, which is considered a short-season cultivar. Over Arkansas strain tests (four locations and 4 yr), UA114 produced 7.4 and 18.0% higher lint yield than DP 393 and ‘UA48’, respectively. UA114 is widely adapted and can produce high yields in contrasting environments. In the 2014 Regional Breeders Testing Network Test, UA114 produced lint yields equal to the highest-yielding line (of 30 entries) at 10 of the 11 locations, as well as when evaluated over all locations. UA114 displays high resistance to bacterial blight and is similar to DP 393 in its response to most other diseases and to tarnished plant bug. Fiber quality of UA114 is similar to that of ‘UA222’. Its quality score value exceeded DP 393 but was lower than UA48. In most tests, UA114 produced longer fiber length, higher length uniformity, higher strength, and higher elongation than DP 393. UA114 displays an uncommon combination of high yielding ability, host plant resistance, early maturity, and high fiber quality.