The transformation of wild plants into crops was a gradual process. Through careful observation, gatherers selected varieties of plants that produced the highest yields. After planting the largest seeds of these varieties, they eliminated nearby, competing plants and harvested the favored plants when the food was ripe.

The word “ripe” in the passage is closest in meaning to? 


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