Pesticide usage in Scotland: arable crops and potato stores 2016
This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on arable crops and potato stores in Scotland during 2016.
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Table 35 Mode of action/chemical group of fungicide active substances on all arable crops - 2016
Area (ha) and quantity (kg) of active substances for all crops
| Mode of action |
Active Substance |
Group Name |
Chemical Group |
FRAC Group |
All arable |
All arable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ha) |
(kg) |
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| A: Nucleic acid synthesis |
Metalaxyl-M |
Phenylamide |
Acylalanine |
4 |
252 |
19 |
| B: Cytoskeleton and motor proteins |
Thiophanate-Methyl |
Methyl benzimidazole carbamate |
Thiophanate |
1 |
3,226 |
915 |
| Zoxamide |
Benzamide |
Toluamides |
22 |
6,647 |
875 |
|
| Fluopicolide |
Benzamide |
Pyridinylmethyl-benzamide |
43 |
11,718 |
1,124 |
|
| All cytoskeleton and motor proteins |
21,591 |
2,913 |
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| C: Respiration
|
Bixafen |
SDHI |
Pyrazole-4-carboxamides |
7 |
91,517 |
4,716 |
| Boscalid |
SDHI |
Pyridine-carboxamides |
7 |
61,815 |
12,059 |
|
| Fluopyram |
SDHI |
Pyridinyl-ethyl-benzamides |
7 |
8,203 |
825 |
|
| Fluxapyroxad |
SDHI |
Pyrazole-4-carboxamides |
7 |
138,596 |
7,415 |
|
| Isopyrazam |
SDHI |
Pyrazole-4-carboxamides |
7 |
41,975 |
2,576 |
|
| Penthiopyrad |
SDHI |
Pyrazole-4-carboxamides |
7 |
38,281 |
3,867 |
|
| Azoxystrobin |
Qo inhibitors |
Strobilurin |
11 |
33,851 |
5,357 |
|
| Dimoxystrobin |
Qo inhibitors |
Strobilurin |
11 |
2,224 |
192 |
|
| Fluoxastrobin |
Qo inhibitors |
Strobilurin |
11 |
95,183 |
3,484 |
|
| Kresoxim-Methyl |
Qo inhibitors |
Strobilurin |
11 |
8,699 |
464 |
|
| Picoxystrobin |
Qo inhibitors |
Strobilurin |
11 |
53,488 |
4,321 |
|
| Pyraclostrobin |
Qo inhibitors |
Strobilurin |
11 |
82,032 |
5,954 |
|
| Trifloxystrobin |
Qo inhibitors |
Strobilurin |
11 |
138,065 |
5,458 |
|
| Famoxadone |
Qo inhibitor |
Oxazole |
11 |
3,891 |
441 |
|
| Fenamidone |
Qo inhibitor |
Imidazolinones |
11 |
5,242 |
775 |
|
| Cyazofamid |
Qi inhibitor |
Cyano-imidazole |
21 |
62,104 |
4,958 |
|
| Amisulbrom |
Qi inhibitor |
Sulfamoyl-triazole |
21 |
18,082 |
1,787 |
|
| Fluazinam |
Phenylpyridinamine |
2,6-dinitro-anilines |
29 |
50,943 |
9,096 |
|
| Ametoctradin |
Qo inhibitor, stigmatellin binding type |
Triazolo-pyrimidine |
45 |
15,299 |
3,659 |
|
| All respiration |
949,488 |
77,404 |
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| Mode of action |
Active Substance |
Group Name |
Chemical Group |
FRAC Group |
All arable |
All arable |
| (ha) |
(kg) |
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| D: Amino acids and protein synthesis |
Cyprodinil |
Anilino - pyrimidine |
Anilino - pyrimidine |
9 |
50,891 |
9,950 |
| E: Signal transduction |
Iprodione |
Dicarboximide |
Dicarboximide |
2 |
1,062 |
398 |
| Proquinazid |
Aza-naphthalenes |
Quinazolinone |
13 |
73,422 |
1,634 |
|
| All signal transduction |
74,485 |
2,032 |
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| F: Lipid synthesis and membrane integrity |
Propamocarb Hydrochloride |
Carbamate |
Carbamate |
28 |
25,086 |
22,725 |
| G: Sterol biosynthesis in membranes |
Cyproconazole |
Demethylation inhibitor |
Triazoles |
3 |
29,968 |
1,425 |
| Difenoconazole |
Demethylation inhibitor |
Triazoles |
3 |
2,540 |
359 |
|
| Epoxiconazole |
Demethylation inhibitor |
Triazoles |
3 |
255,961 |
15,926 |
|
| Metconazole |
Demethylation inhibitor |
Triazoles |
3 |
29,274 |
1,047 |
|
| Prochloraz |
Demethylation inhibitor |
Imidazoles |
3 |
69,833 |
13,063 |
|
| Propiconazole |
Demethylation inhibitor |
Triazoles |
3 |
12,567 |
861 |
|
| Prothioconazole |
Demethylation inhibitor |
Triazolinthiones |
3 |
572,997 |
48,454 |
|
| Tebuconazole |
Demethylation inhibitor |
Triazoles |
3 |
259,166 |
23,347 |
|
| Spiroxamine |
Morpholine |
Spiroketal-amines |
5 |
164,003 |
27,001 |
|
| Fenpropimorph |
Morpholine |
Morpholines |
5 |
102,236 |
21,612 |
|
| All sterol biosynthesis in membranes |
1,498,544 |
153,095 |
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| H: Cell wall biosynthesis |
Dimethomorph |
Carboxylic acid amide |
Morpholine/ cinomic acid amide |
40 |
32,379 |
5,626 |
| Mandipropamid |
Carboxylic acid amide |
Mandelic acid amides |
40 |
39,997 |
5,837 |
|
| Benthiavalicarb Isopropyl |
Carboxylic acid amide |
Valinamide carbamate |
40 |
9,039 |
252 |
|
| All cell wall biosynthesis |
81,414 |
11,714 |
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| U: Unknown mode of action |
Cymoxanil |
Cyanoacetamide oxime |
Cyanoacetamide oxime |
27 |
136,637 |
12,313 |
| Cyflufenamid |
Phenyl-acetamide |
Phenyl-acetamide |
U 06 |
16,606 |
127 |
|
| Metrafenone |
Aryl-phenyl-ketone |
Benzophenone |
U 08 |
23,935 |
1,413 |
|
| All unknown mode of action |
177,178 |
13,853 |
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| M: Chemicals with multi-site activity |
Copper Oxychloride |
Inorganic |
Inorganic |
M 01 |
3,838 |
1,658 |
| Mancozeb |
Dithio-carbamate |
Dithio-carbamate |
M 03 |
82,095 |
103,191 |
|
| Folpet |
Phthalimide |
Phthalimide |
M 04 |
53,862 |
22,599 |
|
| Chlorothalonil |
Chloronitrile |
Chloronitrile |
M 05 |
531,659 |
239,656 |
|
| All chemicals with multi-site activity |
671,454 |
367,105 |
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| All fungicides |
3,550,384 |
660,809 |
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| Sulphur |
11,879 |
37,467 |
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| Area grown |
494,167 |
Note: Active substances have been grouped by their mode of action. Full details on mode of action classification can be found on the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee ( FRAC) webpage (10).