Disclosed is a method of priming dry seeds, wherein said seeds firstly wetted in a manner such that the seed absorbs at least 75 wt.% of the amount of water required by the seed for entering phase II of water uptake. Subsequently, the moisture content of the seed is reduced by at least 1 percentage unit, and in manner such that the resulting moisture content of the seed still is at least 25%. At last is the seed incubated in such a manner that: the weight of the seed during the incubation remains at least 80%, such as at least 90% or at least 95%, of the weight of the seed before the incubation； and the moisture content (dry weight based) of the seed during the incubation remains at least 25% during at least 25% of incubation time.茲揭示滲調乾種子的方法，其中種子先弄溼，使得種子吸收種子進入水分吸取第二階段所需水量的至少75重量%。隨後，將種子的含水量減少至少1單位百分比，使得所得種子的含水量仍為至少25%。最後，培育種子，使得：在培育期間，種子的重量保持為種子在培育前的重量的至少80%，例如至少90%或至少95%；及在培育時，在培育時間的至少25%期間內，種子的含水量(按乾重計)保持為至少25重量%。
