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What does it mean when a grain is an “open pollinated” variety?

April 26, 2017grain mean open pollinated variety

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What does it mean when a grain is an “open pollinated” variety?

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“Open pollinated” means that the grain is not a hybrid and can reproduce on its own: if you save your grain seed from an open pollinated wheat variety and plant it the next season, it will produce more wheat of that same variety. (Hybrids are less dependable.) This means that you can save your own grain seed each season, without having to buy more.