Publication - Statistics

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.

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

Herbicides	Seed potatoes		Ware potatoes		All potatoes	All potatoes
	(ha)	(%)	(ha)	(%)	(ha)	(kg)
Carfentrazone-ethyl	10,952	73	7,950	52	18,902	946
Clomazone	94	1	1,908	13	2,002	159
Cycloxydim	383	3	1,566	11	1,950	422
Diquat	26,004	93	30,200	92	56,204	21,598
Flufenacet	1,792	14	1,380	9	3,172	1,724
Glyphosate	138	1	68	<0.5	206	173
Linuron	7,234	57	9,095	62	16,329	9,147
Metobromuron	0	0	525	4	525	525
Metribuzin	10,251	80	11,685	79	21,936	10,152
Pendimethalin	0	0	947	6	947	809
Propaquizafop	0	0	284	2	284	43
Prosulfocarb	788	6	352	2	1,140	3,649
Pyraflufen-ethyl	127	1	722	5	850	18
Rimsulfuron	0	0	505	3	505	5
All herbicides	57,764	95	67,189	98	124,952	49,369
Growth regulators
Maleic hydrazide	0	0	2,515	17	2,515	7,338
All growth regulators	0	0	2,515	17	2,515	7,338
Area grown	12,760		14,766		27,526

There is a problem

Thanks for your feedback

Was this helpful?

Yes

Your comments

Your feedback helps us to improve this website. Do not give any personal information because we cannot reply to you directly.

Choose a reason for your feedback

Your comments

Your feedback helps us to improve this website. Do not give any personal information because we cannot reply to you directly.

Yes, but

Choose a reason for your feedback

Your comments

Your feedback helps us to improve this website. Do not give any personal information because we cannot reply to you directly.