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
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