Before revision: A major element in determining that plants were cultivated rather than being collected in the wild was the larger size of edible seeds and the thinner seat coat of the domesticated plant compared to its wild relative, an attribute of domesticated crops that came about through human selection and manipulation.
After revision: A major element in determining that plants were cultivated rather than being collected in the wild was the larger size of edible seeds and the thinner seed coat of the domesticated plant compared to its wild relative, an attribute of domesticated crops that came about through human selection and manipulation.