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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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Appendix 1: Estimated application tables
| Crop | Fungicides | Herbicides | Insecticides | Molluscicide | Sulphur | Growth regulators | Any pesticide exc. STs | Seed treatments | Any pesticide inc. STs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | spray apps | % | spray apps | % | spray apps | % | spray apps | % | spray apps | % | spray apps | % | % | % | % | |
| Direct sown grass | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 1.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Undersown grass | 30 | 1.2 | 34 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 1.1 | 0 | 40 |
| Grass 1 - 4 years | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Grass over 5 years | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total grass | <0.5 | 1.1 | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Rough grazing | 0 | 0.0 | <0.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | <0.5 | 1.0 | 0 | <0.5 |
| Arable silage | 15 | 1.7 | 19 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.0 | 19 | 1.9 | 24 | 26 |
| Fodder beet | 4 | 1.0 | 100 | 2.2 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100 | 2.3 | 60 | 100 |
| Fodder rape | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 1.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Kale & cabbage | 0 | 0.0 | 52 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 52 | 1.1 | 0 | 52 |
| Maize | 0 | 0.0 | 100 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100 | 1.4 | 86 | 100 |
| Stubble turnips | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 1.0 | 0 | 32 |
| Turnips & swede | 5 | 1.7 | 71 | 1.0 | 42 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 77 | 1.8 | 0 | 77 |
| Other fodder | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 1.1 | 0 | 27 |
| Total fodder crops | 5 | 1.6 | 34 | 1.3 | 8 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 36 | 1.7 | 13 | 38 |
Note: STs = seed treatments.
The average number of spray applications is calculated only on the areas receiving each pesticide group and therefore the minimum number of applications is always one. (See Appendix 3 – definitions and notes for details).
Contact
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