| Fungal diseases |
|
|---|---|
| Alternaria leaf blight, stem spot and head rot |
Alternaria alternata |
| Botrytis head rot (gray mold) |
Botrytis cinerea |
| Charcoal rot |
Macrophomina phaseolina |
| Downy mildew |
Plasmopara halstedii |
| Fusarium stalk rot |
Fusarium equiseti |
| Fusarium wilt |
Fusarium moniliforme |
| Myrothecium leaf and stem spot |
Myrothecium roridum |
| Phialophora yellows |
Phialophora asteris |
| Phoma black stem |
Phoma macdonaldii |
| Phomopsis brown stem canker |
Phomopsis spp. |
| Phymatotrichum root rot (cotton root rot) |
Phymatotrichopsis omnivora |
| Phytophthora stem rot |
Phytophthora spp. |
| Powdery mildew |
Erysiphe cichoracearum |
| Pythium seedling blight and root rot |
Pythium spp. |
| Rhizoctonia seedling blight |
Rhizoctonia solani |
| Rhizopus head rot |
Rhizopus arrhizus |
| Rust |
Puccinia helianthi |
| Sclerotinia basal stalk rot and wilt, mid-stalk rot, head rot |
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum |
| Sclerotinia basal stalk rot and wilt |
Sclerotinia minor |
| Sclerotium basal stalk and root rot (southern blight) |
Sclerotium rolfsii |
| Septoria leaf spot |
Septoria helianthi |
| Verticillium wilt |
Verticillium albo-atrum |
| White rust |
Albugo tragopogonis |
| Yellow rust |
Coleosporium helianthi |
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