%0 Book Section
%A Isleib, T G
%A Wynne, J C
%A Nigam, S N
%B The Groundnut Crop: A Scientific Basis for Improvement
%C London, UK
%D 1994
%F icrisat:3291
%I Chapman & Hall
%P 552-623
%T Groundnut Breeding 
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/3291/
%X Groundnut(Arachis hypogaea L.)are grown throughout the tropical and awarm tempearture regions of the world, with commercial production principally between latitudes 40 degree N and 40degree S. Leading production nations are India(33.4% of global production, China(27.8%), USA(9.3%), Senegal (4.2%), Indonesia (4.2%), Nigeria (3.3%), Myanmar(3.0%), Sudan(2.7%) and Argentina (2.0%). Clearly, the crop is grown in several agro ecological systems and under numerous socioeconomic environments. Yield of groundnuts is often……………………..