%O This work was supported by Australian Centre for
International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and the
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) 

%A C Kunrong
%A Z Zongyi
%A X Zeyong
%A R G Dietzgen
%A D V R Reddy
%I International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
%V 19
%L icrisat2990
%J International Arachis Newsletter
%P 30-31
%D 1999
%X Seed transmission frequency and pod losses of groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea) due to peanut stripe virus isolates are reported from China. Five isolates were collected in Wuhan (PStV-W1, W2, N), Guangzhou (PStV-G) and Tansan (PStV-T). These were divided into 3 groups on the basis of symptoms in various groundnut genotypes. Isolates in group 1, which produced mild mottling, were widely distributed. PStV-W1 caused a 1.4-6.4% reduction in plant height, and G, 9.2-16.3%. Losses in pod yields due to these isolates were 20.8-36.6 and 29.8-55%, respectively. PStV-W1 was transmitted to 20.9% and PStV-G to 6.1% of seed of cv Zhonghua No.3. All five isolates were transmitted by Aphis craccivora. 
%T Effects of Some Chinese Strains of Peanut Stripe Virus (PStV) on Groundnut Cultivars and Other Plants