English-Chinese/Selection for these traits by farmers might not have been deliberately intended, but simply have occurred because these traits made gathering the seeds easier

Selection for these traits by farmers might not have been deliberately intended, but simply have occurred because these traits made gathering the seeds easier; nevertheless such 'incidental' selection was an important part of crop domestication.

农民对这些特性的选择可能不是故意的，而是因为这些特征使得种子更容易收集; 然而，这种“偶然”选择是作物培育的重要组成部分.