This article is a list of diseases of safflowers (Carthamus tinctorius).
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseasesBacterial leaf spot and stem blight Pseudomonas syringae
Fungal diseases
Fungal diseasesAlternaria leaf spot Alternaria carthamiBotrytis hard rot Botrytis cinerea Botryotinia fuckeliana [teleomorph] Cercospora leaf spot Cercospora spp. Charcoal rot Macrophomina phaseolinaDamping-off Pythium spp. Phytophthora spp. Fusarium wilt Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. carthamiPhytophthora root and stem rot Phytophthora spp. Phytophthora cactorum Phytophthora cryptogea Phytophthora drechsleri Phytophthora nicotianae var. parasitica Phytophthora parasiticaPythium root rot Pythium spp. Powdery mildew Leveillula lappae
Golovinomyces montagneiRamularia leaf spot Ramularia spp. Rhizoctonia blight, stem canker Rhizoctonia solani Thanatephorus cucumeris [teleomorph]Rust (foliage and hypocotyl) Puccinia calcitrapae var. centaureae Puccinia carthami Puccinia verrucaSclerotinia stem rot and head blight Sclerotinia sclerotiorumSeptoria leaf spot Septoria spp. Verticillium wilt Verticillium dahliae
Nematodes, parasitic
Nematodes, parasiticRoot-knot Meloidogyne spp.
Viral and Phytoplasma
Viral and mycoplasmalike organism [MLO] diseasesAlfalfa mosaic Alfalfa mosaic virus Cucumber mosaic Cucumber mosaic virus Lettuce mosaic and necrosis Lettuce mosaic virusPhyllody PhytoplasmaTurnip mosaic and necrosis Turnip mosaic virus
References Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society