Split-pit in Peaches and Nutrient Levels1

Abstract

Analysis of normal and split-pit fruit of peach ( Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) both glasshouse and field grown, failed to show any consistent relationship between nutrient levels and the presence or severity of the disorder over a 3-year period. Differences in Ca and B concentrations in gravel culture did not affect pit splitting. In the glasshouse experiment B was always higher in split-pit fruit but for field grown fruit this relationship did not hold. P, K, Ca, Mg and B were uniformly distributed throughout the fruit flesh.