%0 Journal Article %@ 0191-2917 %A Naidu, R A %A Kimmins, F M %A Deom, C M %A Subrahmanyam, P %A Chiyembekeza, A J %A Van Der Merwe, P J A %D 1999 %F icrisat:6667 %I American Phytopathological Society %J Plant Disease %N 8 %P 700-709 %T Groundnut rossette: A virus disease affecting groundnut production in Sub-Saharan Africa %U http://oar.icrisat.org/6667/ %V 83 %X 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)...