This article is a list of diseases of flax (Linum usitatissimum and other Linum spp.).
Fungal diseases
Fungal diseasesAnthracnose Colletotrichum liniBasal stem blight Phoma spp. Phoma exigua var. linicolaBrown stem blight Alternaria linicolaBrowning (and) stem break Aureobasidium lini Guignardia fulvida [teleomorph] Damping-off, root rot, and seedling blight Alternaria spp. Colletotrichum lini Fusarium spp. Pythium spp. Rhizoctonia solani Thanatephorus cucumeris [teleomorph] Thielaviopsis basicola Chalara elegans [synanamorph]Dieback Selenophoma linicolaPasmo Septoria linicola Mycosphaerella linicola [teleomorph] Rust Melampsora lini Melampsora lini var. liniStem mold & rot Sclerotinia sclerotiorumWilt Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lini
Virus and phytoplasma diseases
Virus and mycoplasmalike organism (MLO) diseasesAster yellows PhytoplasmaCrinkle Oat blue dwarf virus
Miscellaneous diseases or disorders
Miscellaneous diseases or disordersBoll blight Extreme high temperatures Chlorosis Alkaline and very wet soils; mineral deficiencies; herbicide damage Extreme high or low temperatures cause cankers at soil level Stem twisting and bending Herbicide damage and soil and temperature conditions
See also Teleomorph, anamorph and holomorph
References
External links Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society