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.


Table 22 Leaf brassica fungicide and sulphur active substances

Area treated (ha), percentage of crop treated and quantity (kg) of active substances for all crops

Fungicides Brussels sprouts Cabbages Calabrese Other brassicas Total
  (ha) (%) (ha) (%) (ha) (%) (ha) (%) (ha) (kg)
Azoxystrobin 929 43 248 83 659 39 437 84 2,273 532
Boscalid 695 73 264 54 262 16 0 0 1,221 308
Chlorothalonil 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 16
Copper oxychloride 0 0 0 0 5,258 99 0 0 5,258 1,980
Difenoconazole 952 43 226 53 0 0 0 0 1,178 124
Fluopicolide 0 0 0 0 376 22 0 0 376 38
Iprodione 822 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 822 389
Metalaxyl-M 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
Propamocarb hydrochloride 0 0 0 0 376 22 0 0 376 376
Prothioconazole 1,356 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,356 260
Pyraclostrobin 695 73 264 54 262 16 0 0 1,221 77
Tebuconazole 1,785 100 200 37 0 0 0 0 1,985 375
Trifloxystrobin 1,785 100 200 37 0 0 0 0 1,985 187
All fungicides 9,062 100 1,402 84 7,194 99 437 84 18,095 4,664
Sulphur 0 0 0 0 1,276 40 0 0 1,276 1,215
Area grown 777   299   1,688   260   3,025  

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