| introduction of east african cassava mosaic zanzibar virus to oman harks back to "zanzibar, the capital of oman". | cassava mosaic disease (cmd) is the most devastating disease of the subsistence crop cassava (manihot esculenta) across africa and the indian subcontinent. the disease is caused by viruses of the genus begomovirus (family geminiviridae)-seven species have been identified so far. the sultanate of oman is unusual among countries in arabia in growing cassava on a small scale for local consumption. during a recent survey in a'seeb wilayat of muscat governorate, oman, cassava plants were identified w ... | 2013 | 23085885 |