“…The Al‐Batinah region produces 68,000–70,000 tons of tomato a year, which is 85% of the total output of the country (Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries Statistics, 2010, http://www.maf.gov.om). Production of tomato in Oman has been shown to be affected by at least five begomoviruses— Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), Tomato leaf curl Sudan virus (ToLCSDV) , Tomato leaf curl Liwa virus (ToLCLwV; previously known as Tomato leaf curl Al‐Batinah virus), Tomato leaf curl Barka virus (ToLCBrV) and Chilli leaf curl virus (ChLCV) (Al‐Shihi et al., ; Brown et al., ; Khan, Akhtar, Al‐Zaidi, et al., ; Khan, Akhtar, Singh, & Briddon, ; Khan, Akhtar, et al., ). Significantly, the majority of these begomoviruses have their origins outside of Oman and have been introduced relatively recently (Khan, Mansoor, & Briddon, ).…”