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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.
Table 23: Principal active substances by weight
Quantity (tonnes) of the 50 most used active substances, including seed treatments, on all crops surveyed
| Active substance | Type(1) | 2018 | 2016 | % change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chlorothalonil | F | 265 | 240 | 11 |
| 2 | Chlormequat | G | 164 | 174 | -6 |
| 3 | Glyphosate | H | 135 | 169 | -20 |
| 4 | Mancozeb | F | 113 | 103 | 9 |
| 5 | Pendimethalin | H | 97 | 99 | -2 |
| 6 | Mecoprop-P | H | 68 | 111 | -38 |
| 7 | Prothioconazole | F/S | 47 | 50 | -6 |
| 8 | Fenpropimorph | F | 23 | 22 | 6 |
| 9 | Tebuconazole | F/S | 22 | 24 | -7 |
| 10 | Propamocarb hydrochloride | F | 19 | 23 | -18 |
| 11 | Metazachlor | H | 19 | 15 | 21 |
| 12 | Epoxiconazole | F | 17 | 16 | 9 |
| 13 | Fluroxypyr | H | 17 | 16 | 9 |
| 14 | Diquat | H | 14 | 23 | -39 |
| 15 | Spiroxamine | F | 13 | 27 | -52 |
| 16 | Flufenacet | H | 13 | 13 | -1 |
| 17 | Boscalid | F | 12 | 12 | -4 |
| 18 | Metribuzin | H | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| 19 | 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid | G | 10 | 12 | -13 |
| 20 | Folpet | F | 10 | 23 | -57 |
| 21 | Diflufenican | H | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| 22 | Fluxapyroxad | F | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| 23 | Prochloraz | F/S | 8 | 17 | -53 |
| 24 | Cymoxanil | F | 8 | 12 | -35 |
| 25 | Metobromuron | H | 8 | 1 | 1,400 |
| 26 | Prosulfocarb | H | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| 27 | Dimethomorph | F | 8 | 6 | 35 |
| 28 | Mepiquat chloride | G | 7 | 8 | -4 |
| 29 | Trifloxystrobin | F | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 30 | MCPA | H | 6 | 8 | -18 |
| 31 | Cyprodinil | F | 6 | 10 | -40 |
| 32 | 2,4-DB | H | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| 33 | Chlorotoluron | H | 6 | 4 | 53 |
| 34 | Metaldehyde | M | 5 | 7 | -20 |
| 35 | Pyraclostrobin | F | 5 | 6 | -13 |
| 36 | Trinexapac-ethyl | G | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 37 | Azoxystrobin | F | 5 | 5 | -5 |
| 38 | Oxamyl | I | 5 | 2 | 103 |
| 39 | Ametoctradin | F | 5 | 4 | 35 |
| 40 | Propyzamide | H | 5 | 4 | 37 |
| 41 | Mandipropamid | F | 5 | 6 | -19 |
| 42 | Pencycuron | S | 5 | 9 | -48 |
| 43 | Fluazinam | F | 5 | 9 | -50 |
| 44 | Cyazofamid | F | 4 | 5 | -12 |
| 45 | Bixafen | F | 4 | 5 | -19 |
| 46 | Thifensulfuron-methyl | H | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 47 | Ferric phosphate | M | 3 | 1 | 197 |
| 48 | Fluoxastrobin | F | 3 | 3 | -13 |
| 49 | Dichlorprop-P | H | 3 | 3 | -14 |
| 50 | Sulphur | F | 3 | 37 | -93 |
(1) Pesticide type = F: Fungicide, G: Growth regulator, H: Herbicide, I: Insecticide, M: Molluscicide, S: Seed treatment.
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