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Fungal disease

Fungal disease

safflower root rot

Submitted by padmavathi_dor on Mon, 15/02/2010 - 17:24
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Root Rot (Rhizoctonia bataticola)

Nature of Damage:

safflower wilt

Submitted by padmavathi_dor on Mon, 15/02/2010 - 10:56
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Wilt (Fusarium oxysporum)

Nature of Damage:

Safflower Ramularia leaf spot

Submitted by padmavathi_dor on Sat, 13/02/2010 - 16:29
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Safflower cercospora leaf spot

Submitted by padmavathi_dor on Sat, 13/02/2010 - 15:55
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Cercospora Leaf spot (Cercospora carthami)

Nature of Damage:

  • Symptoms on leaves are characterized by formation of circular to irregular brown sunken spots measuring 3 to 20 mm in diameter.

Safflower alternaria leaf spot

Submitted by padmavathi_dor on Sat, 13/02/2010 - 15:42
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Alternaria leaf spot (Alternaria carthami)

Nature of Damage:

  • Severe in irrigated crop and in warmer areas particularly under frequent showers of cyclonic cloudy weather.
  • Seed may rot and damping off of seedlings occur.

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