Pesticide Usage in Scotland: Outdoor Vegetable Crops 2015

Information from a survey of pesticide use on vegetable crops grown for human consumption in Scotland during 2015.

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Table 9 Leaf brassica herbicide formulations

Area (ha) and percentage of crop treated

Herbicides Brussels sprouts Cabbages Calabrese Other brassicas Total 2013
  (ha) (%) (ha) (%) (ha) (%) (ha) (%) (ha) (ha)
Clomazone 417 54 272 91 344 20 2 1 1,035 816
Clopyralid 16 2 0 0 343 15 0 0 359 22
Glyphosate 0 0 0 0 2,060 90 437 84 2,497 1,320
Metazachlor 417 54 272 91 1,595 94 221 85 2,504 2,117
Pendimethalin 776 100 194 65 556 33 0 0 1,526 1,303
Tepraloxydim 0 0 0 0 15 1 0 0 15 0
All herbicides 1,626 100 738 91 4,914 100 660 85 7,938 5,646
Area grown 777   299   1,688   260   3,025 2,626

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