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Handful of pea pods for a stir fry. Some peas lack the tough membrane inside the pod wall and have tender edible pods. [32] There are two main types: [33] Snow peas have flat pods with thin pod walls. Pods and seeds are eaten when they are very young. Snap peas or sugar snap peas have rounded pods with thick pod walls. Pods and seeds are eaten ...
Pods of the edible-podded pea, including snap peas, do not have a membrane and do not open when ripe. At maturity, the pods grow to around 4 to 8 centimetres (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 3 inches) in length. Pods contain three to nine peas. The plants are climbing, and pea sticks or a trellis or other support system is required for optimal growth.
A child holding an edible pod pea in Kenya. Snow peas, along with sugar snap peas and unlike field and garden peas, are notable for having edible pods that lack inedible fiber [11] (in the form of "parchment", a fibrous layer found in the inner pod rich in lignin [12]) in the pod walls. Snow peas have the thinner walls of the two edible pod ...
The tur pod bug is the most damaging sap-sucking pest of pigeon pea in India. [citation needed] The pods and seeds are the prime site for attack, young seeds being damaged; during heavy attacks the pods become shrivelled. Flowers, leaves and young shoots are additionally attacked.
Chamaecrista fasciculata, the partridge pea, is a species of legume native to most of the eastern United States. [2] It is an annual which grows to approximately 0.5 meters (1 ft 8 in) tall. [ 2 ] It has bright yellow flowers from early summer until first frost, [ 3 ] with flowers through the entire flowering season if rainfall is sufficient.
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The pigeon pea [1] (Cajanus cajan) or toor dal is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae native to the Eastern Hemisphere. [2] The pigeon pea is widely cultivated in tropical and semitropical regions around the world, being commonly consumed in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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