Oman: a case for a sink of begomoviruses of geographically diverse origins.
Oman is a trading nation and intensive agriculture is only a recent phenomenon. Exotic geminiviruses have recently emerged as a constraint to horticultural crops, and can be traced to trade and human migration. Greater phytosanitary precautions need to be implemented to limit future problems and prevent their outward spread.
Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khod 123, Oman. Electronic address: begomovirus.oman@gmail.com.
Akhtar J
AJ
Khan
Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Shahid
S
Mansoor
Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Rob W
RW
Briddon
D053839:Begomovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D009850:Oman; D010802:Phylogeny; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000821:virology
Oman; geminivirus emergence; recombination; virus spread