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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 35 Total vegetable crop, comparison with previous years
Pesticide usage in 2011, 2013 and 2015, area treated with formulations and active substances (a.s.) and the quantities (kg) applied
| 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formulations (ha) | a.s. (ha) | kg | Formulations (ha) | a.s. (ha) | kg | Formulations (ha) | a.s. (ha) | kg | |
| Insecticides | 32,701 | 33,949 | 2,612 | 41,273 | 41,273 | 3,992 | 44,468 | 44,468 | 4,240 |
| Molluscicides | 8,692 | 8,692 | 2,136 | 7,589 | 7,589 | 1,313 | 6,589 | 6,589 | 1,081 |
| Biological agents (1) | 314 | 314 | N/A | 154 | 154 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biopesticides | 25 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 2 |
| Fungicides | 45,711 | 62,263 | 18,892 | 42,753 | 58,228 | 13,796 | 58,702 | 81,890 | 20,429 |
| Sulphur | 1,645 | 1,645 | 3,751 | 1,495 | 1,495 | 5,341 | 2,556 | 2,556 | 6,335 |
| Herbicides | 37,124 | 44,480 | 24,061 | 41,424 | 48,880 | 26,379 | 50,079 | 58,701 | 33,513 |
| Growth regulators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 104 | 500 |
| Physical control | 0 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 312 | 1,048 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seed treatments (1) | 12,292 | 31,043 | 1,049 | 14,622 | 33,141 | 1,153 | 16,373 | 37,444 | 1,203 |
| All pesticides | 138,504 | 182,411 | 52,500 | 149,623 | 191,073 | 53,022 | 178,953 | 231,834 | 67,303 |
| Area grown | 15,318 (2) | 15,968 ( 3) | 16,672 (4) |
(1) No weights can be calculated for biological control agents and biological seed treatments.
(2) Includes 72 hectares of multi-cropping.
(3) Includes 66 hectares of multi-cropping.
(4) No multi-cropping was encountered in 2015.
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