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Pesticide usage in Scotland: Grassland and Fodder Crops 2021

This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on grassland and fodder crops in Scotland during 2021.

Table 12: Principal active substances by area treated

Area treated (ha) of the 20 most used active substances on all grass and fodder crops surveyed

	Active substance	Type⁽¹⁾	2021	2017	% change
1	Fluroxypyr	H	24,738	22,742	9
2	Triclopyr	H	22,519	19,831	14
3	MCPA	H	21,869	20,560	6
4	2,4-D	H	16,140	6,150	162
5	Clopyralid	H	14,267	8,181	74
6	Glyphosate	H	8,227	6,083	35
7	Prothioconazole	F/S	4,451	5,026	-11
8	Aminopyralid	H	2,783	4,436	-37
9	Metazachlor	H	2,513	2,392	5
10	Dicamba	H	2,486	1,214	105
11	Metamitron	H	2,174	1,013	114
12	Amidosulfuron	H	2,144	1,049	104
13	Florasulam	H	1,845	745	148
14	Tebuconazole	F/S	1,697	1,805	-6
15	Fluoxastrobin	F	1,192	1,171	2
16	Trifloxystrobin	F	1,146	2,247	-49
17	Dimethenamid-P	H	1,332	1,304	2
18	Deltamethrin	I	1,295	364	256
19	Ethofumesate	H	1,214	954	27
20	Metalaxyl	S	1,062	0	[z]

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