The Scottish Environment Statistics - 1998

2. LAND

Table 2.13 Trends in pesticide usage on all arable crops1, 2 1992, 1994 and 1996 1992 1994 1996 Total Total Total hectares Total tonnes hectares Total tonnes hectares Total tonnes treated with of active treated with of active treated with of active active ingredients active ingredients active ingredients ingredients ingredients ingredients Area grown 543,240 491,316 526,810 All pesticides 4,678,029 5,244.8 4,214,534 6,922.1 5,237,064 7,639.0 Seed treatments 883,652 74.5 982,576 140.7 967,942 65.4 Insecticides 204,388 20.4 221,606 24.3 250,975 19.2 Molluscicides 33,088 6.9 24,744 6.4 17,097 3.9 Fungicides 1,907,244 784.6 1,496,785 732.9 2,110,863 792.5 Herbicides and desiccants 1,216,736 4,081.8 1,189,585 5,818.8 1,496,114 6,538.1 Growth regulators 432,921 267.7 299,238 199.0 394,073 219.9 Source: SASA 1 Refers to cereal crops, ( barley, wheat and oats) potatoes and oilseed rape. 2 Includes multiple treatments of the same area.