Abstract: Effects of different levels of soil moisture on seed germination and seedling growth of two cultivars of Pennisetum americanum i.e. Tiftlate synthate and IC-8206 were investigated. In cv. Tifttlate synathe, the seed germination was much faster in treatments B and C as compared to that in treatments A and D. Similarly, in cv. IC-8206 the rate of seed germination in treatments B was much faster as compared to that in treatments A, C and D. The seedling growth was minimum in drought condition as well as in water logged condition.