[2] Other common symptoms include dark longitudinal lesions forming at the soil line, a sour smell, and eventual cracking of the bark.

Fruits that have been infected with P. citrophthora exhibit symptoms of brown rot characterized by a distinct odor.

This disease is most active in the moderate temperatures of spring, fall, and winter months, opposite of most other Phytophthora species.

For infections to reach field scale, wind and rain conditions must provide adequate moisture for the polycyclic life cycle to occur.

[6] Many control methods, including chemical and cultural, exist to combat the effects of infection by Phytophthora citrophthora.