Increase in foliar osmotic potential to soil osmolality has been previously realized
by the senior author and some other investigators. The present study has been carried
out to clarify the interactive kinetin and salinity stress on osmotic potential and carbohydrate
contents in cotton and millet plants. Kinetin solution (10 ppm) was applied in
three different modes; presoaking of seeds, spraying of shoot system and with irrigation
water. This study revealed that kinetin increased the osmotic pressure in the two
experimental plants when applied by spraying and irrigation with water. However the
osmotic pressure was reduced when the seeds were presoaked in kinetin solution. It was
concluded that kinetin can alleviate the effect of salinity stress on the osmotic pressure.
The carbohydrate contents of various treated plants were also taken into consideration.