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Pentas lanceolata, commonly known as Egyptian starcluster, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the madder family, Rubiaceae that is native to tropical Africa from Sudan to Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mozambique, as well as Saudi Arabia and Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula. [2]
Pentas is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa, the Comoros, Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula. [1]The plants have hairy green leaves and clusters of flowers in shades of red, white, pink, and purple.
Sandfly species transmit the disease leishmaniasis, by acting as vectors for protozoan Leishmania species, and tsetse flies transmit protozoan trypansomes (Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypansoma brucei rhodesiense) which cause African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). Ticks and lice form another large group of invertebrate vectors.
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The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that pests and diseases are responsible for about 25% of crop loss. To solve this, new methods are needed to detect diseases and pests early, such as novel sensors that detect plant odours and spectroscopy and biophotonics that are able to diagnose plant health and metabolism .
Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society Brunt A.A. (2005), Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Bulb and Flower Crops , John Wiley & Sons, New York 10158-0012, USA. Pp. 105–110.
Notable early examples of live plant harbored pests—such as beech scale, chestnut blight, and white pine blister rust—led to the Plant Quarantine Act of 1912 and regulations from the US Department of Agriculture in 1919. Despite these and subsequent regulations, insects and pathogens have continued to be introduced through live plants. [1]
[3] [4] Symptoms of infection include stunted growth, discoloration of bulbs, and swollen stems. D. dipsaci is a migratory endoparasite that has a five-stage lifecycle and the ability to enter into a dormancy stage. D. dipsaci enters through stomata or plant wounds and creates galls or malformations in plant growth. This allows for the entrance ...