Gemma et al. (2000) pointed out that Ca contents in leaves and fruits on those pear trees planted in volcanic soil were not more than those planted in alluvial soil, but the watercore incidence of fruits was slighter from those planted in alluvial soil. Our results also showed that there was no correlation between Ca content in leaves or soil and the browning disorder severity of fruits. It implied that there must be some other factors which were more important than Ca deficiency to induce browning disorder of fruits. Unlike Ca content, Mg content in fruiting spur leaves showed highly correlated with browning disorder severity (Table 2). The Mg content was also reflected by the content of MgO in soil (Table 3). All of these results pointed to the conclusion that we should take more attention on MgO application in soil management when we deal with the browning disorder. It should be more effective than CaO fertilization to decrease the browning disorder in pears.