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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 34 Principal active substances by weight
Quantity (kg) of the 20 most used active substances on all vegetable crops surveyed
| Active substance | Type (1) | 2015 | 2013 | % change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pendimethalin | H | 13,574 | 10,847 | 25 |
| 2 | Sulphur | SU | 6,335 | 5,341 | 19 |
| 3 | Prosulfocarb | H | 4,367 | 2,186 | 100 |
| 4 | Glyphosate | H | 3,900 | 2,222 | 76 |
| 5 | Metazachlor | H | 2,826 | 2,787 | 1 |
| 6 | Linuron | H | 2,769 | 1,641 | 69 |
| 7 | Azoxystrobin | F | 2,571 | 2,060 | 25 |
| 8 | Boscalid | F | 2,291 | 1,486 | 54 |
| 9 | Copper oxychloride | F | 2,047 | 1,015 | 102 |
| 10 | Fenpropimorph | F | 1,984 | 1,446 | 37 |
| 11 | Chlorothalonil | F | 1,812 | 1,291 | 40 |
| 12 | Pirimicarb | I | 1,793 | 1,190 | 51 |
| 13 | Metalaxyl-M | F/S | 1,778 | 1,446 | 23 |
| 14 | Oxamyl | I | 1,764 | 1,895 | -7 |
| 15 | Bentazone | H | 1,661 | 1,074 | 55 |
| 16 | Tebuconazole | F | 1,463 | 1,044 | 40 |
| 17 | Prothioconazole | F | 1,414 | 1,462 | -3 |
| 18 | Cyprodinil | F | 1,336 | 631 | 112 |
| 19 | MCPB | H | 1,190 | 880 | 35 |
| 20 | Fludioxonil | F/S | 1,020 | 558 | 83 |
(1) Pesticide type = F: Fungicide, H: Herbicide, I: Insecticide, S: Seed treatment, SU: Sulphur
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