%0 Conference Paper
%A Singh, A K
%A Sastri, D C
%A Moss, J P
%B Proceedings of the International Workshop on Groundnuts
%C ICRISAT Center Patancheru, India
%D 1980
%F icrisat:3527
%P 82-90
%T Utilization of wild arachis species at ICRISAT
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/3527/
%X One of the possibilities for increasing the yield  of groundnut , particularly in the Semi -Arid  Tropics, is breeding varieties wi th resistance to  pests and diseases. Some progress has been  made in this field, but the improvements that  can be made by breeders are limited by the  availability of genes wi thin A. hypogaea. Collect  ions of wild species from South America have  made available a wider range of genes, especially  genes for disease resistance. The richness  of Arachis germplasm collection offers a great  opportunity for anyone interested in the improvement  of this crop (Bunting et al. 1974, Simpson 1976; Smartt et a I. 1978a, b; Gregory  and Gregory 1979).