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Using ELISA to determine whether cowpea mild mottle virus (CMMV) was present in soybean and groundnut seeds, the virus was not detected in 4144 seeds harvested from seven CMMV-infected soybean genotypes and in 214 seeds collected from CMMV-infected groundnut plants (cv. Gajah). These results, together with those of other researchers, suggest that, under the conditions tested, CMMV is not transmitted by seed. This in contrast to what is generally accepted and published in reviews.