Pesticide usage - soft fruit crops 2018: survey results

Information from a survey of pesticide use on soft fruit crops grown in Scotland during 2018.


Table 5 Strawberry herbicide and desiccant formulations - 2018

Area (ha), weight (kg) and percentage of crop treated

Herbicides/desicccants Non-protected strawberry Protected strawberry All strawberry 2018 All strawberry 2016(1)
ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
2,4-D/Glyphosate 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0
Carfentrazone-ethyl 0 0 150 12 150 2 103 2
Clopyralid 2 6 0 0 2 <0.5 34 4
Diquat 21 47 604 42 625 133 828 244
Glyphosate <0.5 2 33 3 33 36 85 110
Isoxaben 14 47 76 7 90 8 341 18
Metamitron 2 6 66 6 68 50 29 43
Napropamide 0 0 274 24 274 216 400 452
Pendimethalin 12 41 26 2 38 28 2 1
Phenmedipham 1 3 0 0 1 <0.5 5 2
Propyzamide 5 9 157 14 161 99 96 76
All herbicides/desiccants 58 52 1,385 44 1,443 573 2,001 1,000
Area grown 30 1,145 1,175 995

(1) For a full list of formulations recorded in 2016 please refer to the 2016 report(3)

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