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In cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) a recessive allele, designated cpi, elicits the formation of non-N2-fixing nodules with all bacterial isolates tested. Comparisons of mutant and wild-type nodules demonstrated that the ineffective nodules were anatomically similar to the wild type and contained both infection threads and bacteroids. Ineffective nodules were smaller, however, largely because of the reduced size of the infected cells. Additionally, the number of bacteroids was reduced and senescence occurred prematurely in the infected cells. Grafting studies demonstrated that the defect in nodule development was controlled by the root rather than the shoot. Northern analysis of four nodulin genes indicated that in the ineffective nodules transcript levels of the early nodulin VuENOD2 were initially reduced but were equivalent to wild-type nodules by 21 d. In contrast, transcript levels of the early nodulin VuB were initially similar in both genotypes but as the nodules matured the mRNA levels declined more slowly in the ineffective nodules. The late nodulins leghemoglobin and uricase were expressed in the ineffective nodules but at greatly reduced levels. Thus, the cpi-conditioned defect in nodulation is associated with impaired bacteroid maturation and maintenance, altered nodulin expression, and accelerated senescence.

Morphological and Molecular Characteristics of Host-Conditioned Ineffective Root Nodules in Cowpea