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 33 Principal active substances by area treated
Area treated (hectares) with the 20 most used active substances on all vegetable crops surveyed
Active substance | Type (1) | 2015 | 2013 | % change | |
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1 | Lambda-cyhalothrin | I | 18,622 | 16,277 | 14 |
2 | Metalaxyl-M | F/S | 15,433 | 13,240 | 17 |
3 | Fludioxonil | F/S | 14,762 | 11,180 | 32 |
4 | Pendimethalin | H | 13,138 | 11,272 | 17 |
5 | Pirimicarb | I | 12,990 | 8,706 | 49 |
6 | Azoxystrobin | F | 12,786 | 9,224 | 39 |
7 | Cymoxanil | S | 10,535 | 9,259 | 14 |
8 | Boscalid | F | 9,528 | 6,021 | 58 |
9 | Pyraclostrobin | F | 9,528 | 6,021 | 58 |
10 | Linuron | H | 9,500 | 6,137 | 55 |
11 | Tebuconazole | F | 8,694 | 6,146 | 41 |
12 | Imazamox | H | 7,768 | 5,008 | 55 |
13 | Prothioconazole | F | 7,373 | 7,634 | -3 |
14 | Clomazone | H | 5,804 | 4,190 | 39 |
15 | Copper oxychloride | F | 5,409 | 2,831 | 91 |
16 | Deltamethrin | I | 5,086 | 6,623 | -23 |
17 | Glyphosate | H | 4,265 | 2,027 | 110 |
18 | Metaldehyde | M | 4,250 | 3,124 | 36 |
19 | Cyprodinil | F | 4,227 | 1,920 | 120 |
20 | Metazachlor | H | 3,856 | 3,921 | -2 |
(1) Pesticide type = F: Fungicide, H: Herbicide, I: Insecticide, M: Molluscicide, S: Seed treatment
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