Pesticide usage in Scotland: Outdoor Vegetable Crops 2021

This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on outdoor vegetable crops in Scotland during 2021.


Table 18 Principal active substances by weight

Weight (kg) of the 20 most used active substances on all vegetable crops surveyed in 2021 and percentage change

Active substance Type(1) 2021 (kg) 2019 (kg) % change
1 Pendimethalin H 15,788 16,162 -2
2 Boscalid F 3,823 2,779 38
3 Metazachlor H 2,880 2,204 31
4 Glyphosate H 2,870 3,004 -4
5 Cyprodinil F 2,789 1,838 52
6 Garlic P 2,487 782 218
7 Azoxystrobin F 2,470 3,374 -27
8 Fludioxonil F/S 1,945 1,365 42
9 Bentazone H 1,776 2,457 -28
10 Prothioconazole F 1,615 1,695 -5
11 MCPB H 1,244 2,836 -56
12 Aclonifen H 1,230 1,247 -1
13 Metalaxyl-M F/S 1,169 1,494 -22
14 Ferric phosphate M 1,107 841 32
15 Pyraclostrobin F 959 697 38
16 Copper oxychloride F 886 1,032 -14
17 Tebuconazole F 821 743 11
18 Mancozeb F 791 503 57
19 Imazamox H 654 553 18
20 Metribuzin H 512 503 2

(1) Pesticide type = F: Fungicide, H: Herbicide, I: Insecticide, M: Molluscicide, P: Physical control, S: Seed treatment

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