Is it important useful to hypothesize why Mendel started his

Is it important/ useful to hypothesize why Mendel started his pea experiments?

Solution

It is useful to hypothesize that mendel started his pea experiments because

He selected garden pea for his experiments because of

1] it is annual plant

2] completes life cycle within 3 - 4 months due to short life span he could grow 3 generations in ayear

3] it is small herbaceous plant produces many seeds

4] it is naturally self pollinating plant & available in many varieties with contrasting characters

5]there were no intermediate characters

6] the flowers are large enough for emasculation

7] pea plants having both male & female reproductive organs