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Pesticide usage - arable crops and potato stores 2018: survey results

Information from a survey of pesticide use on arable crops and potato stores in Scotland during 2018.

Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated

Seed treatments	Seed potatoes		Ware potatoes		Total 2018	Total 2018	2016	2016
Seed treatments	ha	%	ha	%	ha	kg	ha	kg
Fludioxonil	1,123	9	1,451	10	2,574	278	1,025	99
Flutolanil	2,264	19	5,105	33	7,369	2,166	4,288	1,455
Imazalil	1,037	9	2,354	15	3,391	153	1,484	50
Pencycuron	4,695	39	4,626	30	9,321	4,642	14,716	8,828
Unspecified seed treatment⁽¹⁾	1,116	9	1,278	8	2,394	N/A	169	N/A
All seed treatments	10,235	83	14,813	88	25,048	7,239	24,828	11,014
No information seed treatment⁽¹⁾	465	4	984	6	1,449	N/A	869	N/A
No seed treatment	1,625	13	797	5	2,423	N/A	2,835	N/A
Area grown	12,091		15,268				27,526

(1) Refer to Appendix 3 for definitions

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