SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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)       July 2, 2002
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                           SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


         Delaware                       001-35354               84-1368850
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION     (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)      (IRS EMPLOYER
      OF INCORPORATION)                                      IDENTIFICATION NO.)



303 George Street, Suite 420, New Brunswick, New Jersey              08901
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                           (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (732) 296-8400
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)





ITEM 5.      OTHER EVENTS.


        Senesco  Technologies, Inc. (the "Company")  posted the Company's annual
Letter to Stockholders and a Research and Development  update on its Company web
site at  www.senesco.com.  The Letter to Stockholders  reviews  corporate events
that occurred  during the past fiscal year and outlines key goals and objectives
for the  upcoming  fiscal  year.  Specifically,  the letter  addresses  securing
additional long-term equity financing, the Company's new listing on the American
Stock  Exchange,  its  license  agreements  with Harris  Moran Seed  Company and
ArborGen,  LLC,  and its joint  venture  with Rahan  Meristem.  The Research and
Development update discusses the expansion of the Company's ongoing research and
development  programs,  including the potential  applicability  of the Company's
gene technology in targeting major diseases in humans and animals.

ITEM 7.      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

     (c) Exhibits.

          Exhibit No.        Description of Exhibits
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            99.1             Press Release dated July 2, 2002, announcing the
                             posting of the Company's annual Letter to
                             Stockholders and a Research and Development update
                             on its Company web site.

            99.2             Annual Letter to Stockholders dated July 1, 2002.

            99.3             Research and Development update dated July 1, 2002.





                                    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.



                                     SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


                                     By: /s/ Bruce C. Galton
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                                         Bruce C. Galton
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer


July 3, 2002