Schoolgirls in Kinsale Spend Three Years Testing Seeds After Finding Warty Pea Plant

Three schoolgirls in Kinsale pulled up a pea plant covered in warts. Instead of binning it immediately, they decided to investigate further. The students spent three years testing 13,000 seeds in a spare bedroom. They examined seeds to understand the unusual plant specimen. The bacteria living inside those warts ultimately made barley. Their multi-year project involved extensive seed testing. The work was conducted outside of a traditional laboratory setting. This unusual discovery highlights unexpected botanical findings.