Grains do not exist in Nature. Without mechnical threashing by
humans,
their seeds cannot germinate. There are no fields of wild wheat or
corn.
Like seedless grapes or seedless oranges, without human intervention
they
would not exist.
As their ability to reproduce is dependent on humans and most humans
depend
on grains for their sustenence we are in a state of symbiosis with
them.
For their part of this covenant, grasses became grains through a
process
called neoteny - as did all domestic plants and animals. Neoteny is
most
easily described as the retention of juvinile traits into adulthood.
It can
be caused by mutations on several parts of the DNA chain and is one
the most
common results of genetic mutation. In perhaps one in one hundred
grass
plants, the plant never matures enough to drop it's seeds. Through
involentary selection by humans these became the forefathers of our
modern
grains.
Remind me to tell you how wolves became dogs and Neanderthals became
us
(NeanderThins). The resulting mixed species packs became the most
powerful predators on Earth! It's a great tale from the early
"Dreamtime" ( oops -
Religion is OT here 😉.
Ray Audette
Author "NeanderThin"
www.NeanderThin.com