Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of improving stress tolerance, growth and/or yield in plants by applying an effective amount of a mixture of abscisic acid and malic acid to the plant.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for increasing the quality of crop plant silage that are consumed by milk and meat-producing animals. The methods involve the following steps: 1) treating plants with a gibberellin; 2) producing silage from the plants treated according to step 1); and 3) feeding silage produced according to step 2) to milk and/or meat-producing animals. Applicants' methods result in higher quality meat from the meat-producing animals and increased milk from the milk-producing animals.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for improving drought stress tolerance of a cereal grain comprising applying an effective amount of at least one gibberellin to the cereal grain during early vegetative growth stage. The present invention is also directed to methods for improving yield of a cereal grain comprising applying an effective amount of at least one gibberellin to the cereal grain during early vegetative growth stage.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for increasing the quality of crop plant silage that are consumed by milk and meat-producing animals. The methods involve the following steps: 1) treating plants with a gibberellin; 2) producing silage from the plants treated according to step 1); and 3) feeding silage produced according to step 2) to milk and/or meat-producing animals. Applicants' methods result in higher quality meat from the meat-producing animals and increased milk from the milk-producing animals.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for improving drought stress tolerance of a cereal grain comprising applying an effective amount of at least one gibberellin to the cereal grain during early vegetative growth stage. The present invention is also directed to methods for improving yield of a cereal grain comprising applying an effective amount of at least one gibberellin to the cereal grain during early vegetative growth stage.

Abstract: Henna-based hair coloring and/or hair conditioning compositions comprising from about 75 to about 95 weight percent of henna powder, from about 1.5 to about 5 weight percent of a non-ionic surface active agent, from about 2.5 to about 15 weight percent of a water soluble polymer and from about 0.5 to about 5 weight percent of a quaternary salt, and improved methods of coloring and/or conditioning hair using henna as the coloring and/or conditioning agent.

Abstract: A squeeze bottle dispenser comprising a resilient squeeze bottle and a plug insert in the neck of the bottle. The plug insert receives a dip tube assembly comprising a dip tube and a short tube element adjacent the discharge orifice of the plug insert. The short tube element defines a passageway having a diameter of from about 0.014 to about 0.040 inch and is from about one-sixteenth to about 1 inch in length. The dip tube internal diameter is substantially greater than the diameter of the short tube element passageway. The short tube element may be inserted in the upper end of the dip tube or may abut the upper end of the dip tube. The making of the dip tube assembly comprises the steps of providing a short tube element and a long dip tube, and inserting the short element into the dip tube, with the upper ends of the element and tube being flush.