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 16 Peas and beans seed treatment active substances

Area treated (ha), percentage of crop treated and quantity (kg) of active substances for all crops

Seed treatments Vining peas Broad beans Total
  (ha) (%) (ha) (%) (ha) (kg)
Cymoxanil 7,029 100 761 52 7,790 258
Fludioxonil 7,029 100 761 52 7,790 129
Metalaxyl-M 7,029 100 761 52 7,790 451
Thiram 0 0 1,469 100 1,469 217
All seed treatments 21,087 100 3,753 100 24,840 1,055
No seed treatment 0 0 7 0 7 N/A
Area grown 7,029   1,475   8,504  

Note: no vining peas or broad beans were grown from transplants.
N/A = not applicable.

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