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Pesticide Usage in Scotland: Outdoor Vegetable Crops 2015

Information from a survey of pesticide use on vegetable crops grown for human consumption in Scotland during 2015.

Table 9 Leaf brassica herbicide formulations

Area (ha) and percentage of crop treated

Herbicides	Brussels sprouts		Cabbages		Calabrese		Other brassicas		Total	2013
	(ha)	(%)	(ha)	(%)	(ha)	(%)	(ha)	(%)	(ha)	(ha)
Clomazone	417	54	272	91	344	20	2	1	1,035	816
Clopyralid	16	2	0	0	343	15	0	0	359	22
Glyphosate	0	0	0	0	2,060	90	437	84	2,497	1,320
Metazachlor	417	54	272	91	1,595	94	221	85	2,504	2,117
Pendimethalin	776	100	194	65	556	33	0	0	1,526	1,303
Tepraloxydim	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	15	0
All herbicides	1,626	100	738	91	4,914	100	660	85	7,938	5,646
Area grown	777		299		1,688		260		3,025	2,626

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