1 Towards a characterisation of the wild legume bitter vetch (Lathyrus linifolius L. 2 (Reichard) Bässler): heteromorphic seed germination, root nodule structure and N- 3 fixing rhizobial symbionts. 4 5 Dello Jacovo, E.1,2,†, Valentine, T.A.1,†, Maluk, M.1,†, Toorop, P.3, Lopez del Egido, L.1,2,4, 6 Frachon, N.5, Kenicer, G.5, Park, L.5, Goff, M.6, Ferro, V.A.7, Bonomi, C.8, James, E.K.1 and 7 Iannetta, P.P.M.1,* 8 9 1The James Hutton Institute, Errol Road, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, Scotland, United 10 Kingdom 11 2 University of Pavia, Via S.Epifanio, 14 – 27100 Pavia, Italy 12 3Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Comparative Plant and Fungal Biology Department, 13 Wakehurst Place, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, West Sussex RH17 6TN, United Kingdom 14 4Seed Physiology, Syngenta Seeds B.V., 1600AA, Enkhuizen, The Netherlands 15 5Royal Botanic Garden, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR, United Kingdom 16 6Bitter-Vetch Ltd., 11 The Cloisters, Wingate, Co Durham, TS28 5PT, United Kingdom 17 7Strathclyde University, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G4 0RE, United Kingdom 18 8Museo delle Scienze, Corso del Lavoro e della Scienza 3, 38122, Trento, Italy 19 20 †These authors contributed equally to this manuscript. 21 1 22 *Corresponding author details: 23 Name: Pietro Iannetta, P. M., 24 Address: The James Hutton Institute, Errol Road, Invergowrie, Dundee, 25 DD2 5DA, Scotland, United Kingdom 26 e-mail:
[email protected] 27 Phone: +44 (0) 344 9285428 28 Fax: +44 (0)344 928 5429 29 30 Abstract 31 Lathyrus linifolius L.