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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.

Table 17 Principal active substances by area treated

Area treated (ha) of the 20 most used active substances on all vegetable crops surveyed in 2021 and percentage change

	Active substance	Type⁽¹⁾	2021 (ha)	2019 (ha)	% change
1	Boscalid	F	16,479	10,973	50
2	Pyraclostrobin	F	16,479	10,973	50
3	Pendimethalin	H	16,101	15,101	7
4	Fludioxonil	F/S	13,708	15,812	-13
5	Lambda-cyhalothrin	I	12,124	16,941	-28
6	Azoxystrobin	F	11,702	17,579	-33
7	Imazamox	H	11,186	9,290	20
8	Prothioconazole	F	8,539	8,870	-4
9	Cyprodinil	F	8,133	5,483	48
10	Metalaxyl-M	F/S	7,111	13,094	-46
11	Ferric phosphate	M	7,098	5,546	28
12	Cymoxanil	S	5,575	10,329	-46
13	Deltamethrin	I	5,570	4,308	29
14	Clomazone	H	4,894	5,223	-6
15	Tebuconazole	F	4,798	3,930	22
16	Metazachlor	H	4,380	3,411	28
17	Trifloxystrobin	F	4,263	2,519	69
18	Difenoconazole	F	3,780	5,917	-36
19	Metribuzin	H	3,767	3,619	4
20	Metaldehyde	M	3,206	3,128	2

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