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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 24: Total arable crop, comparison with previous years
Pesticide usage in 2014, 2016 and 2018, area treated with formulations and active substances (a.s.) and the weight (kg) applied
| 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formulations | a.s. | Weight | Formulations | a.s. | Weight | Formulations | a.s. | Weight | |
| ha | ha | kg | ha | ha | kg | ha | ha | kg | |
| Insecticides/nematicides | 293,363 | 293,363 | 29,389 | 198,964 | 198,964 | 12,428 | 202,792 | 202,792 | 8,616 |
| Molluscicides | 54,171 | 54,171 | 5,333 | 68,645 | 68,645 | 7,843 | 75,033 | 75,033 | 8,716 |
| Fungicides | 2,445,034 | 3,852,458 | 660,121 | 2,239,796 | 3,550,384 | 660,809 | 2,128,624 | 3,273,378 | 636,729 |
| Sulphur | 11,468 | 11,468 | 24,353 | 11,879 | 11,879 | 37,467 | 1,562 | 1,562 | 2,662 |
| Herbicides/desiccants | 1,416,298 | 2,060,274 | 553,963 | 1,383,643 | 1,997,906 | 533,728 | 1,349,368 | 1,983,129 | 448,425 |
| Growth regulators | 530,753 | 644,131 | 209,708 | 497,456 | 596,763 | 212,489 | 454,237 | 548,541 | 190,656 |
| Seed treatments | 496,527 | 996,382 | 26,838 | 451,389 | 926,172 | 25,150 | 420,451 | 747,314 | 15,997 |
| All pesticides | 5,247,614 | 7,912,247 | 1,509,705 | 4,851,771 | 7,350,712 | 1,489,914 | 4,632,066 | 6,831,748 | 1,311,801 |
| Total area grown (ha) | 531,269 | 494,167 | 489,309 | ||||||
Note: Unspecified treatments have been included in the formulation and active substance areas, however as their weights are unknown they cannot be included in the quantities applied. Total arable crop includes cereals, oilseed rape, potatoes and legumes. It should be noted that there may be minor differences in the range of crops surveyed between years.
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