The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan is about this. It follows four plants- Tulips, Apples, Cannabis and Potatoes through the changes that they have been through as they trick us into domesticating them/we adjust their genetics to suit us. Spoiler: the chapter on Potatoes is largely about RoundUp Ready GMOs and how we are ruining the world so that McDonald’s can have long, beautiful french fries from one specific, blight prone variety and is really depressing (but still interesting!).
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan is about this. It follows four plants- Tulips, Apples, Cannabis and Potatoes through the changes that they have been through as they trick us into domesticating them/we adjust their genetics to suit us. Spoiler: the chapter on Potatoes is largely about RoundUp Ready GMOs and how we are ruining the world so that McDonald’s can have long, beautiful french fries from one specific, blight prone variety and is really depressing (but still interesting!).