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.


Appendix 1 – Estimated Application Tables

Table 1 Potatoes stored, and proportion treated, by storage type - 2016

Store Type

Total

Unventilated

Ventilated

Refrigerated

Seed

Tonnes stored

8,768

151,945

254,310

415,023

% storage type

2%

37%

61%

Basic tonnes treated

3,973

105,149

85,522

194,644

% treated

45%

69%

34%

47%

Ware

Tonnes stored

13,691

154,536

557,036

725,263

% storage type

2%

21%

77%

Basic tonnes treated

0

31,529

45,433

76,962

% treated

N/A

20%

8%

11%

All stored potatoes

Tonnes stored

22,459

306,481

811,346

1,140,286

% storage type

2%

27%

71%

Basic tonnes treated

3,973

136,678

130,955

271,606

% treated

1%

50%

48%

24%

N/A = not applicable

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