Open AccessGroundnut Rossette: A Virus Disease Affecting Groundnut Production in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author(s) -
R. A. Naidu,
F. M. Kimmins,
C. M. Deom,
P. Subrahmanyam,
A. J. Chiyembekeza,
P J A Van der Merwe
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
plant disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.663
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1943-7692
pISSN - 0191-2917
DOI - 10.1094/pdis.1999.83.8.700
Subject(s) - biology , microbiology and biotechnology , library science , computer science
Groundnut (peanut, Arachis hypogaea L.) is cultivated in the semiarid tropical and subtropical regions of nearly 100 countries on six continents between 40°N and 40°S (Fig. 1). For people in many developing countries, groundnuts are the principal source of digestible protein (25 to 34%), cooking oil (44 to 56%), and vitamins like thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin (65)..