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Pesticide usage - soft fruit crops 2018: survey results
Information from a survey of pesticide use on soft fruit crops grown in Scotland during 2018.
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Table 12 Blackcurrant herbicide and desiccant formulations - 2018
Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated
| Herbicides/desiccants | All blackcurrant 2018 | All blackcurrant 2016(1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ha | % | kg | ha | kg | ||
| Carfentrazone-ethyl | 2 | 1 | <0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Diquat | 174 | 62 | 30 | 268 | 46 | |
| Flufenacet/metribuzin | 171 | 61 | 76 | 191 | 81 | |
| Glyphosate | 85 | 30 | 30 | 107 | 93 | |
| Isoxaben | 4 | 1 | <0.5 | 143 | 16 | |
| Napropamide | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pendimethalin | 174 | 62 | 99 | 256 | 137 | |
| Propyzamide | 85 | 30 | 86 | 1 | 1 | |
| All herbicides/desiccants | 698 | 63 | 326 | 968 | 375 | |
| Area grown | 282 | 304 | ||||
(1) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2016 please refer to the 2016 report(3)
Contact
Email: psu@sasa.gov.scot