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Pesticide Usage in Scotland: Outdoor Vegetable Crops 2015

Information from a survey of pesticide use on vegetable crops grown for human consumption in Scotland during 2015.

Table 6 Leaf brassica seed treatment formulations

Area treated (ha), percentage of crop treated and percentage of crop grown from transplants

Seed treatments	Brussels sprouts		Cabbages		Calabrese		Other brassicas		Total	2013
	(ha)	(%)	(ha)	(%)	(ha)	(%)	(ha)	(%)	(ha)	(ha)
Iprodione	0	0	76	25	1	<0.5	1	1	79	1
Metalaxyl-M	0	0	76	25	1	<0.5	1	1	79	1
Thiram	0	0	76	25	1	<0.5	1	1	79	1
All seed treatments	0	0	229	25	4	<0.5	4	1	236	116
No seed treatment	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	5	13	0
Crop grown from transplant	777	100	223	75	1,687	100	246	94	2,934	2,512
Area grown	777		299		1,688		260		3,025	2,626

Note: other brassicas include broccoli, cauliflower and kale.

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