Addition of either abscisic acid (ABA) or kinetin at 10 -6 M to salinized media (20 -120 mM NaCI) induced remarkable effects on growth of Phaseolus vulgaris plants. Whereas ABA inhibited the plant growth and the rate of transpiration, kinetin induced stimulation of both parameters. Moreover, ABA increased proline and phosphorus concentrations in the salinized plants whilst kinetin decreased them.ABA induced stimulation of the transport of K, Ca and CI from root to shoot, accumulation of K, Na and C1 in root cells and inhibits the transport of Na and accumulation of Ca. Kinetin appeared to inhibit the transport and accumulation of Na and C1, transport of K, and stimulates the accumulation of K and Ca as well as the transport of Ca. The highest influence of both ABA and kinetin was mostly observed when these hormones were used in combination with the highest concentration of NaCI (120 mM) in the medium.