Coating seeds with water conserving hydro-
absorbers may be an option to maintain
germination and seedling growth during early
drought spells. Two varieties of sorghum
(Sorghum bicolor L. cvs. Piper and Susu)
coated with two hydro-absorbers
(Stockosorb® and Geohumus®) were
studied to determine the coating effects on
(1) early seedlings vigor (2) seedling
establishment and survival under drought.