  We consider baryon vertices within the gauge/gravity correspondence for a
class of curved backgrounds. The holographic description based on the N=4 SYM
theory for SU(N) allows classical solutions representing bound states of
k-quarks with k less than or equal to N. We construct the corresponding
classical configurations and perform a stability analysis. We present the
details for the theory at the conformal point and at finite temperature and
show that there is a critical value of k, below which there is instability.
This may also arise when the baryon reaches a critical size. We also extend our
treatment to magnetically charged baryon vertices.
