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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 23 Leaf brassica herbicide active substances

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

Herbicides	Brussels sprouts		Cabbages		Calabrese		Other brassicas		Total
	(ha)	(%)	(ha)	(%)	(ha)	(%)	(ha)	(%)	(ha)	(kg)
Clomazone	417	54	272	91	344	20	2	1	1,035	62
Clopyralid	16	2	0	0	343	15	0	0	359	39
Glyphosate	0	0	0	0	2,060	90	437	84	2,497	2,446
Metazachlor	417	54	272	91	1,595	94	221	85	2,504	1,832
Pendimethalin	776	100	194	65	556	33	0	0	1,526	1,791
Tepraloxydim	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	15	1
All herbicides	1,626	100	738	91	4,914	100	660	85	7,938	6,170
Area grown	777		299		1,688		260		3,025

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