Re: Why does wheat only grow in fields and not in forests?

Dear Chelsea,

Wheat is a domesticated crop, this means that its ancestors once grew wild 
in areas of Turkey and other countries in the Near East.  You have 
noticed that wheat grows in fields and not forests - there are two reasons 
for this.  1.  farmers plant it in wide open spaces to make it easier to 
get machinery in to harvest it and 2.  wild wheat species don't grow in 
forests as there's not enough light for them to be able to use sunlight to 
make food.

If you'd like more information about how wheat was domesticated read the 
following article.  
http://www.spelt.com/origins.html

Yvonne