We quantified the effect of water stress and salt stress on seed germination of Eragrostis pilosa under different temperature regimes(25,30,35 and 40 ℃). The hydrotime model was used to compare the base water po‐ tential for seed germination under different temperature regimes. The results showed that:1)Besides the interaction of temperature and salt stress had no significant(P>0. 05)effect on germination percentage,temperature,water stress/salt stress and their interaction all had significant(P<0. 01)effects on germination percentage and rate;2) Seed germination was inhibited at 25 ℃,and promoted at 40 ℃;whereas 40 ℃inhibited seedling growth under differ‐ ent water stress/salt stress;3)As temperature increasing,the base water potential for seed germination decreased first and then increased. The lowest base water potential was obtained at 30 ℃ under -0. 75 MPa for water stress. Under -0. 78 MPa for salt stress,the lowest was obtained at 35 ℃. Our results indicated that suitable high tempera‐ ture could reduce the water potential requirement for seed germination of E. pilosa,that will be easier to establish in the arid and saline‐alkali land.