%0 Journal Article
%A Williams, J H
%A Nageswara Rao, R C
%D 1983
%F icrisat:6681
%I Sukhadia University
%J Crop Physiology
%P 1-35
%T Crop Physiological Factors Influencing Groundnut Productivity
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/6681/
%V 1
%X Groundnut (Atachis hypogaea L.) is one of the important  legume crops of both the tropical and temperate regions of the  world. About 77% of the worlds total groundnut area is in the  semi-arid tropics producing 65% of the total production. Asia  produces 10.9 million tonnes, Africa 5.2 million tonnes, North and Centrel America 2.0 million tonnes and South America 0.8 million tonnes.