Pesticide usage in Scotland: arable crops and potato stores 2016
This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on arable crops and potato stores in Scotland during 2016.
Table 21 Cereal herbicide and growth regulator active substances - 2016
Area treated (ha), percentage of crop treated and quantity (kg) of active substances for all crops
| Herbicides |
Winter barley |
Spring barley |
Winter wheat |
Spring wheat |
Winter oats |
Spring oats |
All cereals (1) |
All cereals (1) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(kg) |
|
| 2,4-D |
0 |
0 |
3,495 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3,495 |
2,873 |
| 2,4- DB |
0 |
0 |
6,007 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
207 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6,215 |
5,322 |
| Amidosulfuron |
759 |
2 |
491 |
0 |
83 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,663 |
38 |
| Bromoxynil |
0 |
0 |
1,378 |
1 |
156 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,533 |
186 |
| Carfentrazone-ethyl |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
143 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
324 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
467 |
8 |
| Chlorotoluron |
5,893 |
12 |
518 |
<0.5 |
1,626 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8,037 |
3,654 |
| Clodinafop-propargyl |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9,529 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9,695 |
274 |
| Clopyralid |
2,751 |
6 |
22,718 |
9 |
3,016 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
64 |
1 |
3,030 |
13 |
31,580 |
2,074 |
| Dicamba |
7 |
<0.5 |
59,816 |
25 |
2,706 |
3 |
278 |
4 |
608 |
8 |
5,469 |
24 |
68,884 |
4,321 |
| Dichlorprop-P |
385 |
1 |
4,867 |
2 |
1,061 |
1 |
128 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
608 |
3 |
7,049 |
3,217 |
| Diflufenican |
37,845 |
79 |
36,172 |
15 |
71,059 |
66 |
1,547 |
23 |
4,986 |
62 |
3,380 |
15 |
157,797 |
8,095 |
| Diquat |
75 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
30 |
| Fenoxaprop-P-ethyl |
0 |
0 |
3,674 |
2 |
1,868 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5,542 |
300 |
| Florasulam |
8,592 |
18 |
34,197 |
14 |
21,950 |
19 |
60 |
1 |
826 |
10 |
4,253 |
18 |
69,976 |
181 |
| Flufenacet |
21,621 |
45 |
18,282 |
8 |
35,283 |
34 |
1,382 |
20 |
3,574 |
44 |
680 |
3 |
83,532 |
11,125 |
| Flupyrsulfuron-methyl |
1,345 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
23,910 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
2,729 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
28,149 |
189 |
| Fluroxypyr |
12,267 |
25 |
82,363 |
34 |
34,431 |
31 |
3,231 |
47 |
4,514 |
56 |
5,191 |
22 |
142,425 |
15,743 |
| Flurtamone |
7,920 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
11,638 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19,557 |
1,200 |
| Glyphosate |
32,374 |
65 |
86,236 |
35 |
40,350 |
37 |
873 |
10 |
3,797 |
47 |
6,540 |
27 |
171,119 |
135,969 |
| Herbicides |
Winter barley |
Spring barley |
Winter wheat |
Spring wheat |
Winter oats |
Spring oats |
All cereals (1) |
All cereals (1) |
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| (ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(kg) |
|
| Halauxifen-methyl |
0 |
0 |
259 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
259 |
1 |
| Iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium |
759 |
2 |
491 |
<0.5 |
15,059 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16,309 |
34 |
| Ioxynil |
0 |
0 |
1,153 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,153 |
81 |
| MCPA |
385 |
1 |
13,119 |
5 |
1,217 |
1 |
128 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1,912 |
8 |
16,761 |
7,557 |
| Mecoprop-P |
4,695 |
10 |
141,012 |
59 |
27,782 |
26 |
1,226 |
15 |
2,979 |
37 |
12,888 |
56 |
191,282 |
110,755 |
| Mesosulfuron-methyl |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14,903 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14,903 |
105 |
| Metsulfuron-methyl |
7,251 |
15 |
134,806 |
56 |
15,902 |
15 |
2,293 |
34 |
3,179 |
39 |
8,388 |
36 |
172,852 |
597 |
| Pendimethalin |
32,764 |
68 |
25,410 |
11 |
60,377 |
58 |
1,681 |
25 |
137 |
2 |
1,609 |
7 |
123,978 |
95,989 |
| Picolinafen |
15,838 |
33 |
17,367 |
7 |
40,204 |
38 |
165 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
929 |
4 |
74,601 |
2,186 |
| Pinoxaden |
6,709 |
14 |
35,015 |
15 |
3,141 |
3 |
148 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45,012 |
1,156 |
| Prosulfocarb |
347 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1,900 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,248 |
3,596 |
| Pyroxsulam |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,943 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3,108 |
58 |
| Sulfosulfuron |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
132 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
132 |
3 |
| Thifensulfuron-methyl |
3,927 |
8 |
131,576 |
55 |
11,569 |
11 |
2,702 |
39 |
1,103 |
14 |
4,283 |
19 |
155,161 |
3,559 |
| Tribenuron-methyl |
6,886 |
14 |
87,359 |
36 |
13,609 |
13 |
440 |
6 |
2,788 |
34 |
11,223 |
49 |
123,338 |
1,009 |
| Unspecified herbicide (2) |
0 |
0 |
1,392 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,392 |
N/A |
| All herbicides |
211,396 |
95 |
949,173 |
96 |
467,546 |
98 |
16,489 |
91 |
31,607 |
92 |
70,384 |
83 |
1,759,278 |
421,484 |
| Growth regulators |
Winter barley |
Spring barley |
Winter wheat |
Spring wheat |
Winter oats |
Spring oats |
All cereals (1) |
All cereals (1) |
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| (ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(kg) |
|
| 2-Chloroethylphosphonic Acid |
24,609 |
47 |
14,377 |
6 |
32,752 |
32 |
83 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
72,557 |
11,854 |
| Chlormequat |
43,332 |
70 |
16,700 |
7 |
145,098 |
91 |
1,388 |
18 |
7,376 |
86 |
11,990 |
49 |
231,087 |
174,118 |
| Chlormequat chloride |
1,959 |
4 |
461 |
<0.5 |
5,412 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7,833 |
3,772 |
| Imazaquin |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17,959 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17,959 |
17 |
| Mepiquat |
4,633 |
6 |
32 |
<0.5 |
952 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5,617 |
1,595 |
| Mepiquat chloride |
13,219 |
24 |
8,913 |
4 |
18,037 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
1,412 |
17 |
3,821 |
17 |
45,402 |
6,718 |
| Prohexadione-calcium |
13,219 |
24 |
9,702 |
4 |
15,414 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
1,412 |
17 |
3,821 |
17 |
43,569 |
955 |
| Trinexapac-ethyl |
34,078 |
54 |
13,992 |
6 |
94,727 |
71 |
856 |
12 |
6,254 |
59 |
4,644 |
20 |
158,294 |
5,023 |
| All growth regulators |
135,050 |
92 |
64,178 |
18 |
330,351 |
98 |
2,326 |
18 |
16,453 |
92 |
24,276 |
68 |
582,317 |
204,053 |
| Area grown |
48,030 |
238,901 |
102,753 |
6,843 |
8,091 |
23,119 |
432,077 |
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(1) Includes winter rye and triticale (2) Refer to Appendix 3 for definition.
N/A = not applicable
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