Definition
Tear stains are areas of necrosis on fruits associated with dripping or draining water, leading to the formation of streaks that resemble the trails of tears on a human face.
Tear-staining and cracking of mango fruits, associated with the plant-pathogenic fungi, Dothiorella sp. and/or Colletotrichum gloeosporiodes (cause of mango anthracnose). |
 Tear-staining of mango (Magnifera indica ) fruits at a farmer's market, associated with the plant-pathogenic fungi, Dothiorella sp. and/or Colletotrichum gloeosporiodes. |
Tear stains are areas of necrosis on fruits associated with dripping or draining water, leading to the formation of streaks that resemble the trails of tears on a human face.