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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 14: Grassland and rough grazing, comparison with previous years
Pesticide usage in 2013, 2017 and 2021, area treated with formulations, active substances (a.s.) and weight (kg) applied
2013 2017 2021
| Formulations | a.s. | Weight | Formulations | a.s. | Weight | Formulations | a.s. | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ha | ha | kg | ha | ha | kg | ha | ha | kg | |
| Insecticides | 5,811 | 5,811 | 4,113 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Molluscicides | 179 | 179 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fungicides | 12,081 | 22,127 | 2,508 | 7,065 | 12,873 | 1,656 | 3,789 | 6,781 | 619 |
| Sulphur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 139 |
| Herbicides | 66,602 | 86,020 | 78,348 | 79,274 | 104,770 | 81,815 | 77,064 | 115,558 | 65,995 |
| Growth regulators | 721 | 914 | 270 | 606 | 764 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seed treatments | 1,490 | 1,490 | 53 | 925 | 925 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All pesticides | 86,884 | 116,541 | 85,319 | 87,939 | 119,401 | 83,804 | 80,938 | 122,424 | 66,753 |
| Area grown | 4,400,870 | 4,363,985 | 4,403,017 | ||||||
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 weight applied.
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