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.


Appendix 1: Estimated application tables

Table 1: Percentage of each crop treated with pesticides and mean number of spray applications - 2021
Crop Fungicides Herbicides Insecticides Molluscicide Sulphur Growth regulators Any pesticide exc. STs Seed treatments Any pesticide inc. STs
  % spray apps % spray apps % spray apps % spray apps % spray apps % spray apps % % % %
Direct sown grass 0 0.0 23 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 23 1.0 0 23
Undersown grass 30 1.2 34 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 40 1.1 0 40
Grass 1 - 4 years 0 0.0 5 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 1.0 0 5
Grass over 5 years 0 0.0 3 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1.1 0 3
Total grass <0.5 1.1 4 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 1.0 0 0.0 4 1.1 0 4
Rough grazing 0 0.0 <0.5 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 <0.5 1.0 0 <0.5
Arable silage 15 1.7 19 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 1.0 19 1.9 24 26
Fodder beet 4 1.0 100 2.2 11 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 100 2.3 60 100
Fodder rape 0 0.0 20 1.2 2 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 20 1.3 0 20
Kale & cabbage 0 0.0 52 1.0 2 1.0 2 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 52 1.1 0 52
Maize 0 0.0 100 1.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 100 1.4 86 100
Stubble turnips 0 0.0 10 1.0 0 0.0 23 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 32 1.0 0 32
Turnips & swede 5 1.7 71 1.0 42 1.6 0 0.0 3 1.0 0 0.0 77 1.8 0 77
Other fodder 0 0.0 27 1.0 3 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 27 1.1 0 27
Total fodder crops 5 1.6 34 1.3 8 1.5 1 1.0 1 1.0 2 1.0 36 1.7 13 38

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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