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2 unusual facts about Snow pea


Mange tout

Snow pea (Pisum sativum var. saccharatum), known as Mange tout

Snow pea

Austrian scientist and monk Gregor Mendel used peas which he called "Pisum saccharatum" in his famous experiments demonstrating the heritable nature of specific traits, though this may not refer to the same varieties identified with modern snow peas.


Snap pea

Sugarsnap peas were developed by crossing Chinese snow peas with a mutant shell pea plant, which was done by Dr Calvin Lamborn and Dr M.C. Parker of Twin Falls, Idaho.


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