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Fungal disease on new flushes?

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matt_citrus:
30 or so trees in very close proximity and the only one experiencing this is a Shiranui. New growth flushes are browning and dying off. Is this one of the common fungal infections?

   

matt_citrus:
Perhaps have answered my own question but offer it to the experienced growers for confirmation.

Looks very much like the Alternaria Brown Spot symptoms on young growth in this recent research paper:
Alternaria brown spot on new clones of sweet orange and lemon in Italy



And in this UF publication: Alternaria Brown Spot

orangedays:
It looks as if the damage is confined to only the tenderest part of the new leaves; it may be a reaction to an environmental stress, rather than fungal invasion.  Did you spray the citrus recently? Sometimes insecticidal soap burns tender young growth while mature growth shows no damage. Other types of horticultural sprays/fertilizers can also burn young shoots. Certain varieties are more sensitive than others. Bright sunlight on water or oil spray droplets can also cause burning on tender growth. Perhaps to be safe, isolate the plant, but don't give up hope.

Millet:
It does not look like Alternaria Brown Spot. 

Citradia:
I had brown die back on new growth on my Santa Teresa lemon last year, potted, after almost daily rains all year. I brought it out of the rain, snipped off the infected leaves, and sprayed it with copper fungicide. It has not had a problem since, and is back outside in the rain like all my other in ground and potted citrus. I think it was just more sensitive to too much rain and I wonder if it didn’t get a fungus from being too close to some rhododendron that also have been suffering from a brown leaf disease. No problem this year, but not as much rain this year either.

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