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 9 Raspberry herbicide and desiccant formulations - 2018

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

Herbicides/desiccants Non-protected raspberry Protected raspberry All raspberry 2018 All raspberry 2016(1)
ha % ha % ha kg ha kg
2,4-D/Glyphosate 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 0
Carfentrazone-ethyl 24 21 83 43 107 1 115 2
Clethodim 0 0 2 1 2 <0.5 0 0
Diquat 59 38 76 45 136 32 201 42
Fluazifop-p-butyl 23 20 3 2 26 8 34 4
Glyphosate 1 1 0 0 1 1 15 19
Isoxaben 50 44 6 4 56 5 112 12
Lenacil 0 0 2 1 2 3 5 6
Napropamide 0 0 16 10 16 30 94 118
Pendimethalin 31 27 4 3 35 16 68 62
Propyzamide 3 3 6 4 9 6 76 35
All herbicides/desiccants 193 44 199 51 391 107 719 301
Area grown 113 162 276 329

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

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