Cenchrus incertus is one of the most serious invasive weeds in Horqin Sandy Land. In recent years,the seeds and seedlings of C. incertus were distributed sporadically in salinized areas. In order to understand the salt toler- ance and adaptation mechanism of C. incertus ,two concentrations of NaCl and four concentrations of NaHCO3 were used to simulate 8 kinds of mixed salt to treat the seeds and seedlings of C. incertus . The germination of seeds was observed and the physiological indexes of seedlings after salt stress were measured. The results showed that all the mixed salts decreased the germination rate,germination energy and germination index of seeds. When NaCl concen- tration was 0. 20 mol/L,NaHCO3 concentration was 0. 20 mol/L,NaCl concentration was 0. 20 mol/L,or NaHCO3 concentration was 0. 40 mol/L,germination index was 0. Under low concentration saline - alkali stress,C. incertus could enhance its salt tolerance by increasing the activity of antioxidant enzymes and the content of osmotic regula- tors. When the mixed salt NaCl was 0. 10 mol/L and NaHCO3 was 0. 20 mol/L,the physiological indexes of of C. in- certus leaves reached the maximum. When the concentrations of NaCl and NaHCO3 were both 0. 20 mol/L,C. incer- tus could not grow normally. The interaction between NaCl and NaHCO3 had significant effects on seed germination and seedling physiological characteristics(except CAT activity)of C. incertus.