Publication - Statistics

Pesticide usage in Scotland: arable crops and potato stores 2016

Published: 31 October 2017
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural
ISBN: 9781788512596

This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on arable crops and potato stores in Scotland during 2016.

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Table 36 Mode of action/chemical group of herbicide active substances on all arable crops - 2016

Area (ha) and quantity (kg) of active substances for all crops

Mode of Action	Active Substance	Chemical Group	HRAC Group	All arable	All arable
				(ha)	(kg)
Inhibition of acetyl CoA carboxylase	Clodinafop-propargyl	Aryloxyphenoxy-propionate ' FOPS'	A	9,695	274
	Fenoxaprop-P-ethyl	Aryloxyphenoxy-propionate ' FOPS'	A	5,542	300
	Fluazifop-P-butyl	Aryloxyphenoxy-propionate ' FOPS'	A	4,200	380
	Propaquizafop	Aryloxyphenoxy-propionate ' FOPS'	A	13,198	678
	Quizalofop-P-ethyl	Aryloxyphenoxy-propionate ' FOPS'	A	3,475	110
	Quizalofop-P-tefuryl	Aryloxyphenoxy-propionate ' FOPS'	A	3,490	105
	Cycloxydim	Cyclohexanedione ' DIMS'	A	1,950	422
	Pinoxaden	Phenylpyrazoline	A	45,012	1,156
All Inhibition of acetyl CoA carboxylase				86,562	3,425
Inhibition of acetolactate synthase ALS	Amidosulfuron	Sulfonylurea	B	1,663	38
	Flupyrsulfuron-methyl	Sulfonylurea	B	28,149	189
	Iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium	Sulfonylurea	B	16,309	34
	Mesosulfuron-methyl	Sulfonylurea	B	14,903	105
	Metsulfuron-methyl	Sulfonylurea	B	172,852	597
	Rimsulfuron	Sulfonylurea	B	505	5
	Sulfosulfuron	Sulfonylurea	B	132	3
	Thifensulfuron-methyl	Sulfonylurea	B	155,161	3,559
	Tribenuron-methyl	Sulfonylurea	B	123,338	1,009
	Imazamox	Imidazolinone	B	1,148	67
	Florasulam	Triazolopyrimidine	B	69,976	181
	Pyroxsulam	Triazolopyrimidine	B	3,108	58
All inhibition of acetolactate synthase ALS				587,245	5,845
Inhibition of photosynthesis at photosystem II	Metribuzin	Triazinone	C1	21,936	10,152
	Chlorotoluron	Urea	C2	8,037	3,654
	Linuron	Urea	C2	17,319	9,632
	Metobromuron	Urea	C2	525	525
	Bromoxynil	Nitrile	C3	1,533	186
	Ioxynil	Nitrile	C3	1,153	81
All inhibition of photosynthesis at photosystem II				50,504	24,230
Photosystem-I-electron diversion	Diquat	Bipyridylium	D	57,951	22,608
Inhibition of protoporphyrinogen oxidase	Carfentrazone-ethyl	Triazolone	E	19,369	953
Inhibition of protoporphyrinogen oxidase	Pyraflufen-ethyl	Phenylpyrazole	E	850	18
All inhibition of protoporphyrinogen oxidase				20,218	971
Bleaching: Inhibition of carotenoid biosynthesis	Diflufenican	Pyridinecarboxamide	F1	157,797	8,095
	Flurtamone	Other	F1	19,557	1,200
	Picolinafen	Pyridinecarboxamide	F1	74,601	2,186
All bleaching: inhibition of carotenoid biosynthesis				251,956	11,481
Bleaching: DOXP inhibitors	Clomazone	Isoxazolidinone	F4	13,206	822
Inhibition of EPSP synthase	Glyphosate	Glycine	G	196,243	168,709
Microtubule assembly inhibition	Pendimethalin	Dinitroaniline	K1	127,238	99,187
Microtubule assembly inhibition	Propyzamide	Benzamide	K1	5,125	3,527
All microtubule assembly inhibition				132,363	102,715
Mode of Action	Active Substance	Chemical Group	HRAC Group	All arable	All arable
				(ha)	(kg)
Inhibition of mitosis / microtubule organisation	Carbetamide	Carbamate	K2	1,032	1,857
Inhibition of VLCFAs	Dimethenamid-P	Chloroacetamide	K3	3,646	1,480
	Metazachlor	Chloroacetamide	K3	23,922	15,388
	Dimethachlor	Chloroacetamide	K3	412	418
	Flufenacet	Oxyacetamide	K3	86,704	12,849
All inhibition of VLCFAs				114,684	30,135
Inhibition of lipid synthesis	Prosulfocarb	Thiocarbamate	N	3,388	7,245
Action like indole acetic acid	2,4-D	Phenoxy-carboxylic acid	O	3,495	2,873
	2,4- DB	Phenoxy-carboxylic acid	O	6,215	5,322
	Dichlorprop-P	Phenoxy-carboxylic acid	O	7,049	3,217
	MCPA	Phenoxy-carboxylic acid	O	16,761	7,557
	Mecoprop-P	Phenoxy-carboxylic acid	O	191,282	110,755
	Dicamba	Benzoic acid	O	68,884	4,321
	Aminopyralid	Pyridine carboxylic acid	O	1,528	11
	Clopyralid	Pyridine carboxylic acid	O	33,678	2,260
	Fluroxypyr	Pyridine carboxylic acid	O	142,425	15,743
	Picloram	Pyridine carboxylic acid	O	2,075	46
	Quinmerac	Quinoline carboxylic acid	O	7,514	1,579
	Halauxifen-methyl	Arylpicolinate	O	259	1
All action like indole acetic acid				481,162	153,684
All herbicides				1,996,514	533,728
Area grown				494,167

Note: Active substances have been grouped by their mode of action. Full details on mode of action classification can be found on the Herbicide Resistance Action Committee ( HRAC) webpage ⁽¹¹⁾.

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Table 36 Mode of action/chemical group of herbicide active substances on all arable crops - 2016

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