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 31 Protected soft fruit raising factors - 2018

Size(1) (ha) North Angus South
0.01 - 4.99 1.9536 4.7853 7.0480
5.00 - 9.99 2.7976 12.5100
10.00 - 19.99 2.1216 1.5554 6.1829
20 + 2.0851 2.7629

(1) Refers to the total area of soft fruit crops grown on the holding, including those grown in the open and those grown under glasshouse or walk-in plastic structures.

Note: Raising factors are calculated by comparing the sampled crop area to the census crop area

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