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The present invention is directed to a method for controlling plant cell growth comprising modulating the level and or catalytic activity of a cell cycle control protein in a plant cell for a time and under conditions sufficient to control cell division. Preferably, the cell cycle control protein is

The present invention is directed to a method for controlling plant cell growth comprising modulating the level and or catalytic activity of a cell cycle control protein in a plant cell for a time and under conditions sufficient to control cell division. Preferably, the cell cycle control protein is p34.sup.cdc2 or p34.sup.cdc2 -like molecule having a cyclin related kinase function and the plant is a monocotyledonous plant or dicotyledonous plant. The present invention is also directed to other cell cycle control proteins, so termed since they function similarly to p34.sup.cdc2 or control p34.sup.cdc2 activity. Such proteins include p13.sup.suc1, cyclin, cdc25, and the products of nim1, wee1 and mik-1 or combinations thereof, separately, or together with p34.sup.cdc2.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for controlling plant cell growth which comprises modulating the level and/or catalytic activity of a cell cycle control protein in said plant cell wherein the cell cycle control protein is at least one protein selected from the group consisting of p34.sup.cdc2,

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for controlling plant cell growth which comprises modulating the level and/or catalytic activity of a cell cycle control protein in said plant cell wherein the cell cycle control protein is at least one protein selected from the group consisting of p34.sup.cdc2, a p34.sup.cdc2 -like protein having a cyclin related kinase function, p13.sup.suc1, cyclin, cdc25, a product of a nim-1 gene, a product of a wee-1 gene, and a product of a mik-1 gene.