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.