Pisum sativum
Let an agent explain the pea plant, relay botany, cultivation, nutrition and genetics history from botanical and agricultural sources, describe cultivar groups including the named convariety, and distinguish Pisum sativum from chickpeas, cowpeas, sweet peas and other legumes that share the name pea.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What the pea plant is.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is Pisum sativum, and how does it differ from chickpeas, cowpeas and sweet peas? definition
- Is the question about growing, eating, genetics or taxonomy? boundary
Groups
Cultivar groups.
Groups
Groups.
- What are shelling, field, snow and sugar snap peas, and what is convar. axiphium? definition
- Which entry fits the specific group? action
Botany Botany.
Taxonomy
Taxonomy.
Taxonomy
Taxonomy.
- Why do some botanists place the pea in Lathyrus? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Genetics
Mendel.
Genetics
Genetics.
- Which pea traits did Mendel study, and what did he find? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Agriculture Growing and eating.
Growing
Cultivation.
Growing
Growing.
- How are peas grown, and how do they fix nitrogen? provenance
- Which entry fits crop rotation? action
Food
Food and nutrition.
Food
Food.
- What are the nutritional values of peas and pea protein? provenance
- Which entry fits pea protein? action
Context History.
History
History.
History
History.
- How were peas domesticated and spread? provenance
- Which entry fits Neolithic founder crops? action
Safety
Safety.
Safety
Safety.
- Why must edible peas not be confused with ornamental sweet peas? provenance
- Which entry fits Lathyrus odoratus? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.LIV
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Pisum sativum subsp. sativum convar. axiphium
What it is Filled
The pea plant, an annual climbing legume of the family Fabaceae, domesticated in the Near East about 10000 years ago, grown for its edible seeds and in some cultivars edible pods, including garden peas, field peas and edible-podded snow and sugar snap peas, the latter grouped in some classifications as Pisum sativum convar. axiphium; Gregor Mendel used peas for his experiments on heredity, and some botanists now place the species in Lathyrus as Lathyrus oleraceus.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain the pea plant, relay botany, cultivation, nutrition and genetics history from botanical and agricultural sources, describe cultivar groups including the named convariety, and distinguish Pisum sativum from chickpeas, cowpeas, sweet peas and other legumes that share the name pea.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Tendrils
- Nitrogen fixing
- Genetics model organism
- Edible seeds and pods
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Confuse edible peas with sweet peas or other toxic legumes.
- Present an outdated or alternative scientific name as current without noting the change.
- Recommend releasing genetically modified peas outside permitted trials.
Only with a human decision
- Advising someone with a legume allergy on what they can eat.
May
- Explain the pea plant, its domestication, varieties and cultivation.
- Distinguish edible peas from the toxic ornamental sweet pea.
Moral aspects Filled
- Peas feed many people and their history, including Mendel's work, belongs to everyone.
- Mistaking toxic plants for food causes poisoning.
Who is affected
- Growers and gardeners
- People with legume allergies
- Children
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the species; growers own their crops and plant variety rights protect some cultivars.
Master systems
- Plant variety registers
- Taxonomic databases
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q11992872 - registry parent class
related
- useful plant - in registry terms
- Fabaceae
- Gregor Mendel
- chickpea
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.pisum-sativum
- Wikidata: Q25237 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25237)
- scientific name: Pisum sativum L.
Direct properties required Filled
- family: Fabaceae taxon
- domestication: about 10000 years ago note - Near East
- Mendel experiments: 1856-1863 years
- nitrogen fixation: with Rhizobium bacteria note
Recognition required Filled
- Pea plant, garden and field pea
- Pisum sativum subsp. sativum convar. axiphium, snow pea, sugar snap pea, Lathyrus oleraceus
- Chickpeas are Cicer; cowpeas are Vigna; sweet peas are ornamental and toxic Lathyrus odoratus
- A climbing plant with tendrils, white or purple flowers and green pods containing round seeds.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain botany and cultivation
- relay nutrition and genetics history
- describe cultivar groups
- distinguish other peas
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing edible peas with toxic sweet peas
- Taxonomic name changes causing confusion
- Pea allergy in some people
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Seed certification rules
- Plant variety protection
- Allergen and food labelling for pea protein
Context of use required Filled
- Food, feed and nitrogen-fixing crop.
- garden or shelling peas
- field and dry peas
- snow peas
- sugar snap peas
- pea protein crops
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q25237: Pisum sativum - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Pea - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should the Lathyrus classification be recorded as the accepted name?
- How should botanical sources be linked?
- Should cultivar groups be separate entries?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q25237/spec.json