Pesticide Usage in Scotland: Grassland and Fodder Crops 2017

This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on grassland and fodder crops in Scotland during 2017.


Table 6: Fodder crop seed treatment formulations - 2017

Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated

Seed treatments Arable silage Fodder beet Fodder rape Kale & cabbage Maize Stubble turnips Turnips & swedes Other fodder (1) Total 2017 Total 2017 2013 (2) 2013 (2)
ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
Fludioxonil 618 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 618 3 308 4
Fludioxonil/metalaxyl-M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 <0.5 204 <0.5
Fluopyram/prothioconazole/tebuconazole 751 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 751 11 181 3
Imazalil/ipconazole 759 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 759 8 544 8
Methiocarb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 792 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 792 108 1,497 180
Prochloraz/triticonazole 417 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 417 10 2,295 66
Prothioconazole/tebuconazole 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0.5 0 0
Tefluthrin 0 0 356 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 356 8 273 9
Thiamethoxam 0 0 0 0 0 0 622 32 0 0 0 0 2,606 68 210 20 3,438 25 3,589 79
Thiram 271 5 0 0 63 3 379 20 409 52 0 0 2,227 59 312 30 3,661 48 4,640 57
Unspecified seed treatment (1) 324 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 2 0 0 397 N/A 185 N/A
All seed treatments 3,174 48 356 58 63 3 1,001 35 1,243 100 0 0 4,906 80 522 30 11,265 222 15,887 557

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Table 6: Fodder crop seed treatment formulations – 2017 continued

Area (ha) weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated

Seed treatments Arable silage Fodder beet Fodder rape Kale & cabbage Maize Stubble turnips Turnips & swedes Other fodder (1) Total 2017 Total 2017 2013 (2) 2013 (2)
ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
No information seed treatment (1) 123 2 0 0 5 <0.5 196 10 0 0 0 0 207 5 0 0 531 N/A 0 N/A
No seed treatment 2,853 49 255 42 1,905 95 1,039 54 0 0 339 100 568 15 721 70 7,679 N/A 8,170 N/A
Crop grown from transplant 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 N/A 0 N/A
Area grown 5,801 611 2,007 1,915 792 339 3,806 1,033 16,304 19,524

(1) Refer to Appendix 3 for definitions

(2) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2013 please refer to the 2013 report (3)

N/A = not applicable

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