Seed priming has also positive effects on differentially matured seeds (Ghassemi-Golezani and
Esmaeilpour (2008) working on the effect of salt priming on the performance of differentially matured
cucumber seeds reported that maximum advantage of priming seedling vigour was observed in seeds
harvested at 25 day after anthesis compared to 35 and 45 days after anthesis. Smaller effects of priming
were also seen in the decreased mean germination and emergence times and increased seedling dry weight
of seeds harvested at 35 and 45 DAA. it was, also, reported that priming was more beneficial for muskmelon
seeds of 40 DAA than those of 60 DAA, concerning germination under stress (Welbaum and Bradford,
1991). Demir and Mavi (2004) evaluated the effect of priming on seedling emergence of differentially
matured watermelon seeds and observed thatThe maximum benefit ofpriming was observed in seeds of
20DAA for seedling emergence percentages, emergence rate, seedling weights, and hypocotyls compared
to 30 and 40 DAA.