UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 1, 2005




                           DELTA AND PINE LAND COMPANY

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                 Delaware                            62-1040440
        (State or other jurisdiction               (IRS employer
             of incorporation)                   identification No.)
                                    000-21788
                            (Commission file number)

                    One Cotton Row, Scott, Mississippi 38772
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (662) 742-4000

                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
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Item 2.02.      Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 1, 2005, Delta and Pine Land Company ("D&PL") issued a press release
reporting its results of operations and financial condition for the second
quarter and six months ended February 28, 2005. This press release is attached
as Exhibit 99.1.

Additionally, executive management will discuss D&PL's second quarter earnings
during a conference call to be held April 1, 2005 at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT. All
interested parties are invited to listen to the conference call by dialing
800-374-0532 (International, 706-634-0148), pass code 5076009. Live audio of the
conference call will also be accessible at www.vcall.com. Also, refer to D&PL's
Investor Relations section in its News and Events section of its Internet site
at www.deltaandpine.com for further instructions about accessing the conference
call.


Information in this report, including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.


Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.                            Description
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99.1                       Press Release dated April 1, 2005.
























                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                           DELTA AND PINE LAND COMPANY


Date:     April 1, 2005   /s/ R. D. Greene                               
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                          R. D. Greene,
                          Vice President - Finance, Treasurer and 
                          Assistant Secretary