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 5 Cereals herbicide and growth regulator formulations - 2016
Area (ha) and percentage of crop treated
| Herbicides |
Winter barley |
Spring barley |
Winter wheat |
Spring wheat |
Winter oats |
Spring oats |
All cereals (1) |
2014 (2) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(ha) |
|
| 2,4-D |
0 |
0 |
520 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
520 |
0 |
| 2,4-D/ MCPA |
0 |
0 |
2,975 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,975 |
14 |
| 2,4- DB |
0 |
0 |
5,535 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
207 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5,742 |
6,542 |
| 2,4- DB/ MCPA |
0 |
0 |
473 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
473 |
0 |
| Amidosulfuron |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
83 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
413 |
274 |
| Amidosulfuron/iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium |
759 |
2 |
491 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,250 |
1,406 |
| Bromoxynil |
0 |
0 |
225 |
<0.5 |
156 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
381 |
0 |
| Bromoxynil/ioxynil |
0 |
0 |
1,153 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,153 |
22,798 |
| Carfentrazone-ethyl |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
143 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
143 |
0 |
| Carfentrazone-ethyl/ flupyrsulfuron-methyl |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
324 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
324 |
1,153 |
| Carfentrazone-ethyl /mecoprop-P |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
143 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
143 |
75 |
| Chlorotoluron/diflufenican |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
238 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
238 |
43,216 |
| Chlorotoluron/diflufenican /pendimethalin |
5,893 |
12 |
518 |
<0.5 |
1,387 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7,798 |
0 |
| Clodinafop-propargyl |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9,529 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9,695 |
5,087 |
| Herbicides |
Winter barley |
Spring barley |
Winter wheat |
Spring wheat |
Winter oats |
Spring oats |
All cereals (1) |
2014 (2) |
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| (ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(ha) |
|
| Clopyralid |
522 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
522 |
0 |
| Clopyralid/florasulam |
0 |
0 |
634 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
582 |
3 |
1,215 |
0 |
| Clopyralid/florasulam/fluroxypyr |
2,229 |
5 |
22,084 |
9 |
3,016 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
64 |
1 |
2,449 |
11 |
29,842 |
31,871 |
| Dicamba/ MCPA/mecoprop-P |
0 |
0 |
783 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
984 |
4 |
1,766 |
11,313 |
| Dicamba/mecoprop-P |
7 |
<0.5 |
59,033 |
25 |
2,706 |
3 |
278 |
4 |
608 |
8 |
4,485 |
19 |
67,117 |
59,775 |
| Dichlorprop-P/ MCPA/ mecoprop-P |
385 |
1 |
4,867 |
2 |
1,061 |
1 |
128 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
608 |
3 |
7,049 |
17,077 |
| Diflufenican |
13,141 |
27 |
20,168 |
8 |
24,127 |
23 |
165 |
2 |
184 |
2 |
2,700 |
12 |
60,583 |
27,992 |
| Diflufenican/florasulam |
0 |
0 |
1,204 |
1 |
123 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,326 |
0 |
| Diflufenican/flufenacet |
14,239 |
30 |
15,806 |
7 |
22,663 |
22 |
1,382 |
20 |
3,574 |
44 |
680 |
3 |
61,054 |
61,458 |
| Diflufenican/flufenacet/ flurtamone |
4,918 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10,971 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15,889 |
743 |
| Diflufenican/flupyrsulfuron-methyl |
312 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3,671 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1,227 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
5,211 |
8,075 |
| Diflufenican/flurtamone |
3,002 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
666 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3,668 |
4,913 |
| Diflufenican/iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium/mesosulfuron-methyl |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11,253 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11,253 |
7,794 |
| Diflufenican/pendimethalin |
1,860 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2,790 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4,649 |
11,898 |
| Herbicides |
Winter barley |
Spring barley |
Winter wheat |
Spring wheat |
Winter oats |
Spring oats |
All cereals (1) |
2014 (2) |
||||||
| (ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(ha) |
|
| Diquat |
75 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
650 |
| Fenoxaprop-P-Ethyl |
0 |
0 |
3,674 |
2 |
1,868 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5,542 |
1,437 |
| Florasulam |
1,022 |
2 |
1,485 |
1 |
2,314 |
2 |
60 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4,880 |
0 |
| Florasulam/fluroxypyr |
5,341 |
11 |
8,791 |
4 |
13,555 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
762 |
9 |
1,223 |
5 |
29,769 |
24,089 |
| Florasulam/pyroxsulam |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,943 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,943 |
7,064 |
| Flufenacet |
1,155 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,155 |
0 |
| Flufenacet/pendimethalin |
2,133 |
4 |
2,477 |
1 |
2,325 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6,935 |
10,272 |
| Flufenacet/picolinafen |
143 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
143 |
0 |
| Flupyrsulfuron-methyl |
1,033 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
20,324 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
184 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
21,541 |
11,918 |
| Flupyrsulfuron-methyl/pyroxsulam |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
165 |
0 |
| Flupyrsulfuron-methyl/thifensulfuron-methyl |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
994 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
994 |
2,471 |
| Fluroxypyr |
4,698 |
10 |
51,916 |
22 |
17,860 |
17 |
3,231 |
47 |
3,688 |
46 |
1,520 |
7 |
83,242 |
69,179 |
| Fluroxypyr/halauxifen-methyl |
0 |
0 |
259 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
259 |
0 |
| Glyphosate |
32,374 |
65 |
86,236 |
35 |
40,350 |
37 |
873 |
10 |
3,797 |
47 |
6,540 |
27 |
171,119 |
132,474 |
| Herbicides |
Winter barley |
Spring barley |
Winter wheat |
Spring wheat |
Winter oats |
Spring oats |
All cereals (1) |
2014 (2) |
||||||
| (ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(ha) |
|
| Iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
156 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
156 |
3,021 |
| Iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium/ mesosulfuron-methyl |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3,650 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3,650 |
4,051 |
| MCPA |
0 |
0 |
4,022 |
2 |
156 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
320 |
1 |
4,498 |
19,819 |
| Mecoprop-P |
4,303 |
9 |
78,962 |
33 |
23,872 |
23 |
820 |
9 |
2,371 |
29 |
6,811 |
29 |
117,839 |
128,412 |
| Metsulfuron-methyl |
2,425 |
5 |
7,321 |
3 |
2,439 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
759 |
9 |
1,585 |
7 |
14,528 |
29,513 |
| Metsulfuron-methyl/ thifensulfuron-methyl |
1,453 |
3 |
92,288 |
39 |
6,728 |
7 |
2,278 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
102,747 |
105,959 |
| Metsulfuron-methyl/ tribenuron-methyl |
3,374 |
7 |
35,197 |
15 |
6,735 |
7 |
15 |
<0.5 |
2,420 |
30 |
6,804 |
29 |
55,577 |
48,785 |
| Pendimethalin |
12,233 |
25 |
6,134 |
3 |
16,892 |
16 |
1,516 |
22 |
137 |
2 |
680 |
3 |
39,493 |
33,728 |
| Pendimethalin/picolinafen |
15,695 |
33 |
17,367 |
7 |
40,048 |
38 |
165 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
929 |
4 |
74,303 |
38,457 |
| Picolinafen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
156 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
156 |
769 |
| Pinoxaden |
6,709 |
14 |
35,015 |
15 |
3,141 |
3 |
148 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45,012 |
82,337 |
| Prosulfocarb |
347 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1,900 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,248 |
5,645 |
| Sulfosulfuron |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
132 |
<0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
132 |
0 |
| Thifensulfuron-methyl |
830 |
2 |
592 |
<0.5 |
1,185 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,607 |
5,735 |
| Herbicides |
Winter barley |
Spring barley |
Winter wheat |
Spring wheat |
Winter oats |
Spring oats |
All cereals (1) |
2014 (2) |
||||||
| (ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(ha) |
|
| Thifensulfuron-methyl/tribenuron-methyl |
1,645 |
3 |
39,480 |
17 |
3,656 |
4 |
425 |
6 |
109 |
1 |
4,283 |
19 |
49,597 |
61,922 |
| Tribenuron-methyl |
1,867 |
4 |
12,682 |
5 |
3,218 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
260 |
3 |
136 |
1 |
18,164 |
27,011 |
| Unspecified herbicide (3) |
0 |
0 |
1,392 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,392 |
334 |
| All herbicides |
146,121 |
95 |
621,755 |
96 |
310,331 |
98 |
11,690 |
91 |
21,461 |
92 |
43,317 |
83 |
1,163,254 |
1,187,398 |
| Growth regulators |
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| 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid |
13,005 |
27 |
10,732 |
4 |
16,187 |
15 |
83 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40,743 |
61,510 |
| 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid/chlormequat |
5,011 |
10 |
3,277 |
1 |
9,399 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17,687 |
20,613 |
| 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid/chlormequat chloride |
1,959 |
4 |
336 |
<0.5 |
2,596 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4,891 |
0 |
| 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid/mepiquat |
4,633 |
6 |
32 |
<0.5 |
952 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5,617 |
13,438 |
| 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid/mepiquat chloride |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3,619 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3,619 |
0 |
| Chlormequat |
38,321 |
67 |
13,423 |
6 |
117,740 |
82 |
1,388 |
18 |
7,376 |
86 |
11,990 |
49 |
195,441 |
188,096 |
| Chlormequat chloride |
0 |
0 |
125 |
<0.5 |
2,817 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,941 |
0 |
| Growth regulators |
Winter barley |
Spring barley |
Winter wheat |
Spring wheat |
Winter oats |
Spring oats |
All cereals (1) |
2014 (2) |
||||||
| (ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(%) |
(ha) |
(ha) |
|
| Chlormequat/imazaquin |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17,959 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17,959 |
16,240 |
| Mepiquat chloride /prohexadione-calcium |
13,219 |
24 |
8,913 |
4 |
14,419 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
1,412 |
17 |
3,821 |
17 |
41,784 |
53,851 |
| Prohexadione-calcium/ trinexapac-ethyl |
0 |
0 |
790 |
<0.5 |
995 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,785 |
0 |
| Trinexapac-ethyl |
34,078 |
54 |
13,203 |
6 |
93,732 |
70 |
856 |
12 |
6,254 |
59 |
4,644 |
20 |
156,509 |
168,120 |
| All growth regulators |
110,227 |
92 |
50,830 |
18 |
280,413 |
98 |
2,326 |
18 |
15,041 |
92 |
20,455 |
68 |
488,976 |
525,448 |
| Area grown |
48,030 |
238,901 |
102,753 |
6,843 |
8,091 |
23,119 |
432,077 |
461,474 |
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(1) Includes winter rye and triticale
(2) Includes triticale
(3) Refer to Appendix 3 for definition
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