Flora and Fauna Changes During Conversion from Conventional to Organic Farming

Appendix A.1.   Herbicides and insecticides used in the growing season 1996/1997, trade name, normal dosage per hectare, active ingredient(s) and treatment intensity index. Normal dosage is not equal to recommended dosage, see section 1.3 for a definition of normal dosage. A treatment intensity index on 1.00 for a particular product is given for application of the recommended dosage in a certain crop according to the list of recommended dosages (Landbrugets Rådgivningscenter 1997). All herbicides and insecticides have been sprayed at reduced dosages in the plots destined for reduced dosages. Year Crop Date Trade name Normal dosage/ha Active ingredient(s) Treatment intensity index Herbicides Barley 15 May Express 0.10 tb* Tribenuron-methyl 500    g a.i./kg 0.05 30 May Express 0.50 tb* Tribenuron-methyl 500    g a.i./kg 0.25 Metaxon 1.50 l MCPA 750    g a.i./l 0.75 Starane 180 0.25 l Fluroxypyr 180    g a.i./l 0.36 Wheat 23 Oct Flexidor 0.05 l Isoxaben 500    g a.i./l 0.20 Mylone Power 0.50 l Ioxynil 160    g a.i./l Mechlorprop 480    g a.i./l 0.25 Tolkan   1.50 l Isoproturon 500    g a.i./l 0.60 15 May Express 1.00 tb* Tribenuron-methyl 500    g a.i./kg 0.50 Starane 180 0.30 l Fluroxypyr 180    g a.i./l 0.38 Beets 8 May Ethosan 0.15 l Ethofumesat 500    g a.i./l 0.19 Goltix 1.00 kg Metamitron 700    g a.i./kg 0.22 Herbasan 1.25 l Phenmedipham 160    g a.i./l 0.21 Matrigon 0.30 l Clopyralid 100    g a.i./l 0.25 16 May Ethosan 0.15 l Ethofumesat 500    g a.i./l 0.19 Goltix 1.00 kg Metamitron 700    g a.i./kg 0.22 Herbasan 1.25 l Phenmedipham 160    g a.i./l 0.21 Matrigon 0.30 l Clopyralid 100    g a.i./l 0.25 2 June Ethosan 0.15 l Ethofumesat 500    g a.i./l 0.19 Goltix 0.50 kg Metamitron 700    g a.i./kg 0.11 Herbasan 1.25 l Phenmedipham 160    g a.i./l 0.21 Insecticides Barley 23 June Karate 0.15 l Lambda-cyhalothrin 25    g a.i./l 0.50 Wheat 7 July Pirimor 0.10 kg Pirimicarb 500    g a.i./kg 0.40 Beets 8 May Karate 0.15 l Lambda-cyhalothrin 25    g a.i./l 0.50 9 July Perfektion EC20 1.00 l Dimethoate 200    g a.i./l Field edge * One tablet (tb) weights 7.5 gram