Oman: a case for a sink of begomoviruses of geographically diverse origins

Akhtar J Khan; Shahid Mansoor; Rob W Briddon

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2013.11.004

Oman: a case for a sink of begomoviruses of geographically diverse origins

Trends Plant Sci. 2014 Feb;19(2):67-70. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2013.11.004.

Authors

Akhtar J Khan¹, Shahid Mansoor², Rob W Briddon²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khod 123, Oman. Electronic address: begomovirus.oman@gmail.com.
² Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

PMID: 24485409
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2013.11.004

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Oman; geminivirus emergence; recombination; virus spread.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Begomovirus / classification
Begomovirus / genetics*
Genetic Variation
Oman
Phylogeny
Plant Diseases / virology