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Pesticide usage in Scotland: Outdoor Vegetable Crops 2021
This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on outdoor vegetable crops in Scotland during 2021.
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Table 15 Mode of action/chemical group of fungicide active substances - 2021
Area (ha) and weight (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 | 8,133 | 2,789 |
| All amino acids & protein synthesis | 8,133 | 2,789 | ||||
| Cell wall biosynthesis | Benthiavalicarb | Carboxylic acid amide | Valinamide carbamate | 40 | 218 | 8 |
| Benthiavalicarb isopropyl | Carboxylic acid amide | Valinamide carbamate | 40 | 109 | 3 | |
| Dimethomorph | Carboxylic acid amide | Morpholine | 40 | 109 | 20 | |
| Mandipropamid | Carboxylic acid amide | Mandelic acid amide | 40 | 847 | 127 | |
| All cell wall biosynthesis | 1,283 | 158 | ||||
| Cytoskeleton and motor proteins | Fluopicolide | Benzamide | Pyridinylmethyl-benzamide | 43 | 253 | 25 |
| All cytoskeleton and motor proteins | 253 | 25 | ||||
| Lipid synthesis and membrane integrity | Propamocarb hydrochloride | Carbamate | Carbamate | 28 | 253 | 248 |
| Oxathiapiprolin | OSBPI oxysterol binding protein homologue inhibition | Piperidinyl-thiazole-isoxazolines | 49 | 344 | 6 | |
| All lipid synthesis and membrane integrity | 597 | 253 | ||||
| Multi-site contact activity | Copper oxychloride | Inorganic | Inorganic | M01 | 1,647 | 886 |
| Mancozeb | Dithio-carbamate | Dithio-carbamate | M03 | 545 | 791 | |
| All multi-site contact activity | 2,192 | 1,677 | ||||
| ha | kg | |||||
| Nucleic acid synthesis | Metalaxyl-M | Phenylamide | Acylalanines | 4 | 1,536 | 898 |
| All nucleic acid synthesis | 1,536 | 898 | ||||
| Respiration | Boscalid | SDHI | Pyridine-carboxamides | 7 | 16,479 | 3,823 |
| Fluxapyroxad | SDHI | Pyrazole-4-carboxamides | 7 | 425 | 32 | |
| Isopyrazam | SDHI | Pyrazole-4-carboxamides | 7 | 2,535 | 317 | |
| Azoxystrobin | Qo inhibitor | Strobilurin | 11 | 11,702 | 2,470 | |
| Fluoxastrobin | Qo inhibitor | Strobilurin | 11 | 327 | 41 | |
| Pyraclostrobin | Qo inhibitor | Strobilurin | 11 | 16,479 | 959 | |
| Trifloxystrobin | Qo inhibitor | Strobilurin | 11 | 4,263 | 351 | |
| All respiration | 52,209 | 7,993 | ||||
| Signal transduction | Fludioxonil | Phenylpyrroles | Phenylpyrroles | 12 | 8,133 | 1,868 |
| All signal transduction | 8,133 | 1,868 | ||||
| Sterol biosynthesis in membranes | Difenoconazole | DeMethylation inhibitor | Triazole | 3 | 3,780 | 385 |
| Prothioconazole | DeMethylation inhibitor | Triazolinthione | 3 | 8,539 | 1,615 | |
| Tebuconazole | DeMethylation inhibitor | Triazole | 3 | 4,798 | 821 | |
| All sterol biosynthesis in membranes | 17,117 | 2,822 | ||||
| All fungicides | 91,454 | 18,483 | ||||
| Area grown | 22,066 |
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(9)
Contact
Email: psu@sasa.gov.scot