Pesticide usage in Scotland: Grassland and Fodder Crops 2021

This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on grassland and fodder crops in Scotland during 2021.

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Table 10: Mode of action/chemical group of fungicide active substances on all grass and fodder crops - 2021

Area (ha) and weight (kg) of active substances for all crops

Mode of action Active substance Group name Chemical group FRAC group Total grass and fodder 2021 Total grass and fodder 2021
          ha kg
Respiration Benzovindiflupyr SDHI Pyrazole-4-carboxamides 7 31 2
  Bixafen SDHI Pyrazole-4-carboxamides 7 259 7
  Fluxapyroxad SDHI Pyrazole-4-carboxamides 7 45 2
  Penthiopyrad SDHI Pyrazole-4-carboxamides 7 255 34
  Azoxystrobin Qo inhibitor Methoxy-acrylates 11 61 15
  Fluoxastrobin Qo inhibitor Dihydro-dioxazines 11 1,192 50
  Trifloxystrobin Qo inhibitor Oximino-acetates 11 1,146 40
All respiration         2,989 150
Amino acids and protein synthesis Cyprodinil Anilino - pyrimidines Anilino - pyrimidines 9 895 152
All amino acids and protein synthesis         895 152
Sterol biosynthesis in membranes Cyproconazole DeMethylation inhibitor Triazoles 3 304 17
  Mefentrifluconazole DeMethylation inhibitor Triazoles 3 300 25
  Prochloraz DeMethylation inhibitor Imidazoles 3 45 9
  Prothioconazole DeMethylation inhibitor Triazolinthiones 3 3,218 250
  Tebuconazole DeMethylation inhibitor Triazoles 3 1,527 125
  Spiroxamine Morpholine Spiroketal-amines 5 346 39
All sterol biosynthesis in membranes         5,740 464
Unknown mode of action Cyflufenamid Phenyl-acetamide Phenyl-acetamide U06 189 1
All unknown mode of action         189 1
Chemicals with multi-site activity Folpet Phthalimide Phthalimide M04 740 384
All chemicals with multi-site activity         740 384
All fungicides         10,552 1,151
Sulphur         203 634
Area grown         4,395,840  

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(11).

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