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.


Appendix 1: Estimated application tables

Table 1: Percentage of each crop treated with pesticides and mean number of spray applications - 2017

Crop Fungicides Herbicides Insecticides Molluscicide Growth Regulators Any pesticide exc. STs Seed treatments Any pesticideinc. STs
% spray apps % spray apps % spray apps % spray apps % spray apps % spray apps % %
Direct sown grass 0 0.0 20 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 20 1.0 5 25
Undersown grass 48 1.3 60 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 8 1.0 60 1.4 0 60
Grass 1 - 4 years 0 0.0 3 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1.0 0 3
Grass over 5 years 0 0.0 3 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1.0 0 3
Total Grass <0.5 1.3 4 1.0 <0.5 1.0 0 0.0 <0.5 1.0 4 1.0 <0.5 4
Rough grazing 0 0.0 <0.5 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 <0.5 1.0 0 <0.5

Cont…

Table 1: Percentage of each crop treated with pesticides and mean number of spray applications continued

Crop Fungicides Herbicides Insecticides Molluscicide Growth Regulators Any pesticide exc. STs Seed-treatments Any pesticideinc. STs
% spray apps % spray apps % spray apps % spray apps % spray apps % spray apps % %
Arable Silage 10 1.0 21 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 23 1.0 48 58
Fodder Beet 0 0.0 100 3.2 34 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 100 3.6 58 100
Fodder rape 0 0.0 27 1.0 2 1.0 5 1.0 0 0.0 29 1.2 3 29
Kale & Cabbage 0 0.0 19 1.2 14 1.1 2 1.0 0 0.0 28 1.5 35 49
Maize 0 0.0 100 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 100 1.1 100 100
Stubble Turnips 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0
Turnips & Swedes 2 1.0 67 1.1 7 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 67 1.2 80 92
Other Fodder Crops 0 0.0 38 1.0 7 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 38 1.2 30 48
Total Fodder Crops 4 1.0 40 1.3 5 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 42 1.4 49 63

Note: STs = seed treatments

The average number of spray applications is calculated only on the areas receiving each pesticide group and therefore the minimum number of applications is always one (see Appendix 3 – definitions and notes for details).

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