What is "nonshattering"

Usage examples of "nonshattering".

Over 10,000 years ago, that unconscious selection for nonshattering wheat and barley stalks was apparently the first major human “improvement” in any plant.

Finally, their wild ancestors required very little genetic change to be converted into crops— for instance, in wheat, just the mutations for nonshattering stalks and uniform quick germination.

Finally, their wild ancestors required very little genetic change to be converted into crops-- for instance, in wheat, just the mutations for nonshattering stalks and uniform quick germination.