This article is a list of diseases of safflowers (Carthamus tinctorius).
| Fungal diseases | |
|---|---|
| Alternaria leaf spot | Alternaria carthami |
| Botrytis hard rot | Botrytis cinerea Botryotinia fuckeliana [teleomorph] |
| Cercospora leaf spot | Cercospora spp. |
| Charcoal rot | Macrophomina phaseolina |
| Damping-off | Pythium spp. Phytophthora spp. |
| Fusarium wilt | Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. carthami |
| Phytophthora root and stem rot | Phytophthora spp. Phytophthora cactorum Phytophthora cryptogea Phytophthora drechsleri Phytophthora nicotianae var. parasitica Phytophthora parasitica |
| Pythium root rot | Pythium spp. |
| Powdery mildew | Erysiphe cichoracearum Oidium asteris-punicei [anamorph] |
| Ramularia leaf spot | Ramularia spp. |
| Rhizoctonia blight, stem canker | Rhizoctonia solani Thanatephorus cucumeris [teleomorph] |
| Rust (foliage and hypocotyl) | Puccinia calcitrapae var. centaureae Puccinia carthami Puccinia verruca |
| Sclerotinia stem rot and head blight | Sclerotinia sclerotiorum |
| Septoria leaf spot | Septoria spp. |
| Verticillium wilt | Verticillium dahliae |
| Viral and mycoplasmalike organism [MLO] diseases | |
|---|---|
| Alfalfa mosaic | |
| Cucumber mosaic | |
| Lettuce mosaic and necrosis | Lettuce mosaic virus |
| Phyllody | Phytoplasma |
| Turnip mosaic and necrosis | |