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The water budget of fruits was analysed by means of a biophysical model of fruit growth, built and calibrated recently for peaches [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch]. This analysis was applied to the evaluation of systematic errors introduced by a pedicel-girdling method (with the observations being treated by means of a subtractive technique) used to separate the contributions of xylem and phloem flow...