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Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) - (Oil crops)

Table of contents:
diseases
pests
weeds

(Detailed information on all pests, diseases and weeds can be found in the downloadable Excel files)
click on a pest/disease/weed to display a list of relevant publications


diseases:

Ascomycota - Dothideomycetes:
Alternaria carthami
Cercospora beticola
Cercospora carthami
Macrophomina phaseolina
Ramularia cercosporelloides
Ramularia cynarae

Ascomycota - Leotiomycetes:
Leveillula taurica

Ascomycota - Sordariomycetes:
Colletotrichum acutatum
Colletotrichum carthami
Colletotrichum chrysanthemi
Colletotrichum simmondsii
Diaporthe helianthi
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. carthami
Neocosmospora solani
Verticillium dahliae

Basidiomycota:
Puccinia calcitrapae
Rhizoctonia solani

Other fungal-like organisms:
Phytophthora cryptogea
Phytophthora drechsleri

Other plant diseases:
16SrVI phytoplasma group
Phytoplasma aurantifolia
Spiroplasma citri

Plant parasitic nematodes:
Helicotylenchus retusus

Plant viruses:
Alfalfa mosaic virus
Tobacco streak virus


pests:

Coleoptera:
Euphoria lurida

Diptera (plant parasitic):
Acanthiophilus helianthi
Chaetorellia carthami
Melanagromyza splendida

Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha:
Uroleucon compositae

Lepidoptera:
Helicoverpa armigera
Helicoverpa assulta
Heliothis peltigera

Other insect orders (plant/storage pests):
Camnula pellucida
Frankliniella occidentalis
Melanoplus packardii
Melanoplus sanguinipes


weeds:

Eudicotyledons (other orders):
Orobanche palaestina (weed)

Eudicotyledons - Asterales:
Xanthium orientale (weed)

Eudicotyledons - Caryophyllales:
Bassia scoparia (weed)
Chenopodium album (weed)
Fallopia convolvulus (weed)
Polygonum aviculare (weed)
Salsola tragus (weed)