Abstract

Eight viruses were identified infecting bambara goundnut in farmer's fields in Nigeria: cowpea aphid-borne mosaic potyvirus, blackeye cowpea mosaic potyvirus, peanut mottle potyvirus, cowpea mottle carmovirus, cowpea mosaic comovirus (cowpea yellow mosaic virus), cowpea mild mottle carlavirus, cucumber mosaic cucumovirus and southern bean mosaic sobemovirus. The importance of these viruses to the crop is discussed and details on their ecology and geographical distribution are given.

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