In this episode, we’ll learn about Gregor Mendel, who used pea plants to study genetics. All of the different plants on Earth—from mango trees to marigolds—have come about thanks to the simple rules ...

The scientific name of pea plant is Pisum sativum. Discover the pea plant's botanical name and its Fabaceae family.

Gregor Mendel discovered fundamental rules of genetics by raising pea plants. He realized that hidden factors — we now know them to be genes — were passed down from parents to offspring. It wasn’t ...

The Plant Cell, Vol. 6, No. 6 (Jun., 1994), pp. 777-787 (11 pages) Pea seed-borne mosaic virus (PSbMV), a seed-transmitted virus in pea and other legumes, invades pea embryos early in development.

Farmers across the world produce between 10 and 13 million tons of field pea every year. That makes it a top legume crop, just behind dry beans and chickpeas. But as the global climate changes and ...

Dennis M. Reinecke, Aruna D. Wickramarathna, Jocelyn A. Ozga, Leonid V. Kurepin, Alena L. Jin, Allen G. Good and Richard P. Pharis Gibberellins (GAs) are key modulators of plant growth and development ...