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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 32 Mode of action/chemical group of herbicide active substances
Area (ha) and quantity (kg) of active substances for all crops
| Mode of Action | Active Substance | Chemical Group | HRAC Group | Total Vegetables | Total Vegetables |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ha) | (kg) | ||||
| Inhibition of acetyl CoA carboxylase | Cycloxydim | Cyclohexanedione | A | 132 | 33 |
| Propaquizafop | Aryloxyphenoxy-propionate | A | 1,134 | 169 | |
| Tepraloxydim | Cyclohexanedione | A | 2,268 | 169 | |
| All Inhibition of acetyl CoA carboxylase | 3,534 | 371 | |||
| Inhibition of acetolactate synthase ALS | Imazamox | Imidazolinone | B | 7,768 | 443 |
| All inhibition of acetolactate synthase ALS | 7,768 | 443 | |||
| Inhibition of photosynthesis at photosystem II | Chloridazon | Pyridazinone | C1 | 73 | 29 |
| Lenacil | Uracil | C1 | 21 | 12 | |
| Metamitron | Triazinone | C1 | 330 | 692 | |
| Metribuzin | Triazinone | C1 | 2,623 | 423 | |
| Linuron | Urea | C2 | 9,500 | 2,769 | |
| Bentazone | Benzothiadiazinone | C3 | 2,433 | 1,661 | |
| Ioxynil | Nitrile | C3 | 146 | 8 | |
| All Inhibition of photosynthesis at photosystem II | 15,126 | 5,594 |
| Mode of Action | Active Substance | Chemical Group | HRAC Group | Total Vegetables | Total Vegetables |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ha) | (kg) | ||||
| Photosystem-I-electron diversion | Diquat | Bipyridylium | D | 403 | 78 |
| All Photosystem-I-electron diversion | 403 | 78 | |||
| Inhibition of EPSP synthase | Glyphosate | Glycine | G | 4,265 | 3,900 |
| All Inhibition of EPSP synthase | 4,265 | 3,900 | |||
| Microtubule assembly inhibition | Pendimethalin | Dinitroaniline | K1 | 13,138 | 13,574 |
| Propyzamide | Benzamide | K1 | 81 | 61 | |
| All Microtubule assembly inhibition | 13,219 | 13,635 | |||
| Inhibition of VLCFAs | Metazachlor | Chloroacetamide | K3 | 3,856 | 2,826 |
| Dimethenamid-P | Chloroacetamide | K3 | 125 | 38 | |
| S-metolachlor | Chloroacetamide | K3 | 378 | 508 | |
| Inhibition of VLCFAs | 4,359 | 3,372 | |||
| Inhibition of lipid synthesis | Ethofumesate | Benzofuran | N | 21 | 21 |
| Prosulfocarb | Thiocarbamate | N | 2,511 | 4,367 | |
| All Inhibition of lipid synthesis | 2,532 | 4,389 |
| Mode of Action | Active Substance | Chemical Group | HRAC Group | Total Vegetables | Total Vegetables |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ha) | (kg) | ||||
| Action like indole acetic acid | Clopyralid | Pyridine carboxylic acid | O | 872 | 124 |
| Fluroxypyr | Pyridine carboxylic acid | O | 13 | 1 | |
| MCPB | Phenoxy-carboxylic-acid | O | 807 | 1,190 | |
| All Action like indole acetic acid | 1,691 | 1,314 | |||
| All herbicides | 58,701 | 33,513 | |||
| 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 Herbicide Resistance Action Committee ( HRAC) webpage (8).