This article is a list of diseases of
safflowers (''Carthamus tinctorius'').
Bacterial diseases
Fungal diseases
Nematodes, parasitic
Viral and Phytoplasma
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LOdiseases
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, Alfalfa mosaic
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Alfalfa mosaic virus
Alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV), also known as ''Lucerne mosaic virus'' or ''Potato calico virus'', is a worldwide distributed phytopathogen that can lead to necrosis and yellow mosaics on a large variety of plant species, including commercially im ...
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, Cucumber mosaic
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Cucumber mosaic virus
''Cucumber mosaic virus'' (CMV) is a plant pathogenic virus in the family ''Bromoviridae''. This virus has a worldwide distribution and a very wide host range, having the reputation of the widest host range of any known plant virus. It can be tra ...
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, Lettuce mosaic and necrosis
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Lettuce mosaic virus
''Lettuce mosaic virus'' (LMV) is a typical potyvirus (genus ''Potyvirus'', family ''Potyviridae''), which causes one of the major virus diseases of lettuce crops worldwide.
LMV is seed-borne at a low but significant rate (1-10% of the seeds pro ...
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, Phyllody
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, Turnip mosaic and necrosis
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Turnip mosaic virus
Turnip mosaic virus (TuMV) is a ''Potyvirus'' of the family ''Potyviridae'' that causes diseases in cruciferous plants, among others. The virus is usually spread by 40-50 species of aphids in a non-persistent manner. Infected plants, especiall ...
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References
Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society
Safflower