Pesticide usage in Scotland: arable crops and potato stores 2016

This publication presents information from a survey of pesticide use on arable crops and potato stores in Scotland during 2016.


Table 35 Mode of action/chemical group of fungicide active substances on all arable crops - 2016

Area (ha) and quantity (kg) of active substances for all crops

Mode of action

Active Substance

Group

Name

Chemical

Group

FRAC Group

All arable

All arable

(ha)

(kg)

A: Nucleic acid synthesis

Metalaxyl-M

Phenylamide

Acylalanine

4

252

19

B: Cytoskeleton and motor proteins

Thiophanate-Methyl

Methyl benzimidazole carbamate

Thiophanate

1

3,226

915

Zoxamide

Benzamide

Toluamides

22

6,647

875

Fluopicolide

Benzamide

Pyridinylmethyl-benzamide

43

11,718

1,124

All cytoskeleton and motor proteins

21,591

2,913

C: Respiration

 

Bixafen

SDHI

Pyrazole-4-carboxamides

7

91,517

4,716

Boscalid

SDHI

Pyridine-carboxamides

7

61,815

12,059

Fluopyram

SDHI

Pyridinyl-ethyl-benzamides

7

8,203

825

Fluxapyroxad

SDHI

Pyrazole-4-carboxamides

7

138,596

7,415

Isopyrazam

SDHI

Pyrazole-4-carboxamides

7

41,975

2,576

Penthiopyrad

SDHI

Pyrazole-4-carboxamides

7

38,281

3,867

Azoxystrobin

Qo inhibitors

Strobilurin

11

33,851

5,357

Dimoxystrobin

Qo inhibitors

Strobilurin

11

2,224

192

Fluoxastrobin

Qo inhibitors

Strobilurin

11

95,183

3,484

Kresoxim-Methyl

Qo inhibitors

Strobilurin

11

8,699

464

Picoxystrobin

Qo inhibitors

Strobilurin

11

53,488

4,321

Pyraclostrobin

Qo inhibitors

Strobilurin

11

82,032

5,954

Trifloxystrobin

Qo inhibitors

Strobilurin

11

138,065

5,458

Famoxadone

Qo inhibitor

Oxazole

11

3,891

441

Fenamidone

Qo inhibitor

Imidazolinones

11

5,242

775

Cyazofamid

Qi inhibitor

Cyano-imidazole

21

62,104

4,958

Amisulbrom

Qi inhibitor

Sulfamoyl-triazole

21

18,082

1,787

Fluazinam

Phenylpyridinamine

2,6-dinitro-anilines

29

50,943

9,096

Ametoctradin

Qo inhibitor, stigmatellin binding type

Triazolo-pyrimidine

45

15,299

3,659

All respiration

949,488

77,404

Mode of action

Active Substance

Group

Name

Chemical

Group

FRAC Group

All arable

All arable

(ha)

(kg)

D: Amino acids and protein synthesis

Cyprodinil

Anilino - pyrimidine

Anilino - pyrimidine

9

50,891

9,950

E: Signal transduction

Iprodione

Dicarboximide

Dicarboximide

2

1,062

398

Proquinazid

Aza-naphthalenes

Quinazolinone

13

73,422

1,634

All signal transduction

74,485

2,032

F: Lipid synthesis and membrane integrity

Propamocarb Hydrochloride

Carbamate

Carbamate

28

25,086

22,725

G: Sterol biosynthesis in membranes

Cyproconazole

Demethylation inhibitor

Triazoles

3

29,968

1,425

Difenoconazole

Demethylation inhibitor

Triazoles

3

2,540

359

Epoxiconazole

Demethylation inhibitor

Triazoles

3

255,961

15,926

Metconazole

Demethylation inhibitor

Triazoles

3

29,274

1,047

Prochloraz

Demethylation inhibitor

Imidazoles

3

69,833

13,063

Propiconazole

Demethylation inhibitor

Triazoles

3

12,567

861

Prothioconazole

Demethylation inhibitor

Triazolinthiones

3

572,997

48,454

Tebuconazole

Demethylation inhibitor

Triazoles

3

259,166

23,347

Spiroxamine

Morpholine

Spiroketal-amines

5

164,003

27,001

Fenpropimorph

Morpholine

Morpholines

5

102,236

21,612

All sterol biosynthesis in membranes

1,498,544

153,095

H: Cell wall biosynthesis

Dimethomorph

Carboxylic acid amide

Morpholine/ cinomic acid amide

40

32,379

5,626

Mandipropamid

Carboxylic acid amide

Mandelic acid amides

40

39,997

5,837

Benthiavalicarb Isopropyl

Carboxylic acid amide

Valinamide carbamate

40

9,039

252

All cell wall biosynthesis

81,414

11,714

U: Unknown mode of action

Cymoxanil

Cyanoacetamide oxime

Cyanoacetamide oxime

27

136,637

12,313

Cyflufenamid

Phenyl-acetamide

Phenyl-acetamide

U 06

16,606

127

Metrafenone

Aryl-phenyl-ketone

Benzophenone

U 08

23,935

1,413

All unknown mode of action

177,178

13,853

M: Chemicals with multi-site activity

Copper Oxychloride

Inorganic

Inorganic

M 01

3,838

1,658

Mancozeb

Dithio-carbamate

Dithio-carbamate

M 03

82,095

103,191

Folpet

Phthalimide

Phthalimide

M 04

53,862

22,599

Chlorothalonil

Chloronitrile

Chloronitrile

M 05

531,659

239,656

All chemicals with multi-site activity

671,454

367,105

All fungicides

3,550,384

660,809

Sulphur

11,879

37,467

Area grown

494,167

Note: Active substances have been grouped by their mode of action. Full details on mode of action classification can be found on the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee ( FRAC) webpage (10).

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