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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 31 Mode of action/chemical group of fungicide active substances
Area (ha) and quantity (kg) of active substances for all crops
| Mode of action | Active Substance | Group Name | Chemical Group | FRAC Group | Total Vegetables | Total Vegetables |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ha) | (kg) | |||||
| Amino acids & protein synthesis | Cyprodinil | Anilino-pyrimidine | Anilino-pyrimidine | 9 | 4,227 | 1,336 |
| All amino acids & protein synthesis | 4,227 | 1,336 | ||||
| Cell wall biosynthesis | Dimethomorph | Carboxylic acid amide | Morpholine | 40 | 392 | 64 |
| Mandipropamid | Carboxylic acid amide | Mandelic acid amides | 40 | 81 | 12 | |
| All cell wall biosynthesis | 473 | 76 | ||||
| Cytoskeleton and motor proteins | Thiophanate-Methyl | Methyl Benzimidazole Carbamate | Thiophanate | 1 | 635 | 212 |
| Fluopicolide | benzamide | Pyridinylmethyl-benzamide | 43 | 376 | 38 | |
| All cytoskeleton and motor proteins | 1,011 | 250 | ||||
| Lipid synthesis and membrane integrity | Propamocarb Hydrochloride | Carbamate | Carbamate | 28 | 376 | 376 |
| All lipid synthesis and membrane integrity | 376 | 376 |
| Mode of action | Active Substance | Group Name | Chemical Group | FRAC Group | Total Vegetables | Total Vegetables |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ha) | (kg) | |||||
| Multi-site contact activity | Copper Oxychloride | Inorganic | Inorganic | M1 | 5,409 | 2,047 |
| Mancozeb | Dithio-carbamate | Dithio-carbamate | M3 | 555 | 777 | |
| Chlorothalonil | Chloronitrile | Chloronitrile | M5 | 2,198 | 1,812 | |
| All multi-site contact activity | 8,162 | 4,636 | ||||
| Nucleic Acid Synthesis | Metalaxyl-M | Phenylamide | Acylalanine | 4 | 4,502 | 1,324 |
| All nucleic Acid Synthesis | 4,502 | 1,324 | ||||
| Respiration | Boscalid | SDHI | pyridine-carboxamide | 7 | 9,528 | 2,291 |
| Azoxystrobin | Qo inhibitors | Strobilurin | 11 | 12,786 | 2,571 | |
| Pyraclostrobin | Qo inhibitors | Strobilurin | 11 | 9,528 | 575 | |
| Trifloxystrobin | Qo inhibitors | Strobilurin | 11 | 3,134 | 276 | |
| All respiration | 34,976 | 5,713 | ||||
| Signal transduction | Iprodione | Dicarboximide | Dicarboximide | 2 | 1,457 | 601 |
| Fludioxonil | Phenylpyrroles | Phenylpyrroles | 12 | 4,227 | 891 | |
| All Signal transduction | 5,684 | 1,492 |
| Mode of action | Active Substance | Group Name | Chemical Group | FRAC Group | Total Vegetables | Total Vegetables |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ha) | (kg) | |||||
| Sterol biosynthesis in membranes | Difenoconazole | DeMethylation Inhibitor | Triazole | 3 | 3,261 | 358 |
| Prothioconazole | DeMethylation Inhibitor | Triazolinthione | 3 | 7,373 | 1,414 | |
| Tebuconazole | DeMethylation Inhibitor | Triazole | 3 | 8,694 | 1,463 | |
| Fenpropimorph | Morpholine | Morpholine | 5 | 3,140 | 1,984 | |
| Fenhexamid | Hydroxyanilide | Hydroxyanilide | 17 | 11 | 8 | |
| All sterol biosynthesis in membranes | 22,479 | 5,227 | ||||
| All fungicides | 81,890 | 20,429 | ||||
| Sulphur | 2,556 | 6,335 | ||||
| Area grown | 16,671 |
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 (7).