Pesticide Usage in Scotland: Grassland and Fodder Crops 2017

This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on grassland and fodder crops in Scotland during 2017.


Table 12: Mode of action/chemical group of fungicide active substances on all grass and fodder crops - 2017

Area (ha) and weight (kg) of active substances for all crops

Mode of Action Active Substance Group Name Chemical Group FRAC Group Total Grass and Fodder 2017 Total Grass and Fodder 2017
ha kg
C: Respiration Bixafen SDHI Pyrazole-4-carboxamides 7 265 11
Boscalid SDHI Pyridine-carboxamides 7 92 14
Fluxapyroxad SDHI Pyrazole-4-carboxamides 7 120 3
Isopyrazam SDHI Pyrazole-4-carboxamides 7 96 6
Penthiopyrad SDHI Pyrazole-4-carboxamides 7 259 27
Azoxystrobin Qo inhibitors Strobilurin 11 120 6
Fluoxastrobin Qo inhibitors Strobilurin 11 1,171 46
Pyraclostrobin Qo inhibitors Strobilurin 11 118 7
Trifloxystrobin Qo inhibitors Strobilurin 11 2,247 91
All respiration 4,487 211
D: Amino acids and protein synthesis Cyprodinil Anilino - pyrimidine Anilino - pyrimidine 9 299 83
All amino acids and protein synthesis 299 83
G: Sterol biosynthesis in membranes Epoxiconazole Demethylation inhibitor Triazoles 3 883 49
Prothioconazole Demethylation inhibitor Triazoles 3 4,241 325
Tebuconazole Demethylation inhibitor Triazoles 3 1,020 53

Cont…

Table 12: Mode of action/chemical group of fungicide active substances on all grass and fodder crops – 2017 continued

Area (ha) and weight (kg) of active substances for all crops

Mode of Action Active Substance Group Name Chemical Group FRAC Group Total Grass and Fodder 2017 Total Grass and Fodder 2017
ha kg
Fenpropimorph Morpholine Morpholines 5 904 167
Spiroxamine Morpholine Spiroketal-amines 5 349 36
All sterol biosynthesis in membranes 7,397 629
M: Chemicals with multi-site activity Folpet Phthalimide Phthalimide M 04 87 37
Chlorothalonil Chloronitrile Chloronitrile M 05 1,851 867
All chemicals with multi-site activity 1,938 904
U: Unknown mode of action Metrafenone Aryl-phenyl-ketone Benzophenone U 08 551 38
All unknown mode of action 551 38
All fungicides 14,673 1,864
Area grown 4,380,288

Note: Active substances have been grouped by their mode of action. Full details on mode of action classification can be found on the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee ( FRAC) webpage (9)

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