A virus disease of peanut

Abstract

Peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is an important food crop in Papua New Guinea. Recently a survey for virus diseases of this crop was conducted. Among the virus diseases recorded the cowpea mild mottle virus (CMMV) was new to peanut. This disease was found on a few plants at the Agricultural Research Centre Bubia. CMMV is caused by a flexuous or filamentous rod-shaped virus belonging to the carlavirus group.