Table 9 Table A6. Cumulative environmental impact ratings of four apple production systems from 1994 to 1999. Total points = A X B X C. In some cases, the total points may appear not to equal the product of A X B X C due to rounding errors.

From: Sustainability of three apple production systems

   

(A)

(B)

(C)

 

Treatment

Product name

Chemical name

No. of applications

Rate (amount application-1 ha-1)

Points per unit amount

Total points

Organic

Dipel

Bt

5

2.2

kg

7.28

81.5

Isomate C

Pheromone

4

988.0

ties

0.02

59.3

Microthiol

Sulfur

11

11.2

kg

2.32

285.3

Superior Oil

Oil

5

18.7

liters

0.42

39.5

Total

465.6

Conventional

Captan

Captan

1

14.0

liters

4.02

56.3

Dipel

Bt

4

2.2

kg

7.28

65.2

Ethrel

Ethephon

7

2.1

liters

2.33

34.2

Guthion

Azinphos methyl

16

2.2

kg

17.64

632.3

Isomate C

Pheromone

4

988.0

ties

0.015

59.2

Lorsban

Chlorpyrifos

7

1.2

liters

10.57

86.5

Microthiol

Sulfur

9

11.2

kg

2.35

244.5

Provado

Imidacloprid

3

0.1

liters

274.84

57.8

Procure

Triflumizole

4

0.6

kg

18.70

41.9

Rally

Myclobutanil

7

0.4

liters

131.92

323.7

Roundup

Glyphosate

23

4.7

liters

9.51

1022.6

Rubigan

Fenarimol

1

0.4

liters

83.52

33.4

Simazine

Simazine

3

2.3

liters

8.25

57.8

Sevin

Carbaryl

2

1.8

liters

13.53

47.4

Solicam

Norflurazon

3

2.2

kg

10.81

90.8

Superior Oil

Oil

5

18.7

liters

0.42

39.5

Total

2,893.2

Integrated

Captan

Captan

1

14.0

liters

4.02

56.3

Dipel

Bt

4

2.2

kg

7.28

65.2

Ethrel

Ethephon

7

2.1

liters

2.33

34.2

Guthion

Azinphos methyl

16

2.2

kg

17.64

632.3

Isomate C

Pheromone

4

988.0

ties

0.015

59.2

Lorsban

Chlorpyrifos

7

1.2

liters

10.57

86.5

Microthiol

Sulfur

9

11.2

kg

2.32

244.5

Provado

Imidacloprid

3

0.1

liters

274.84

57.8

Procure

Triflumizole

4

0.6

kg

18.70

41.9

Rally

Myclobutanil

7

0.4

liters

131.92

323.7

Roundup

Glyphosate

11

4.7

liters

9.30

480.8

Rubigan

Fenarimol

1

0.4

liters

83.52

33.4

Sevin

Carbaryl

2

1.8

liters

13.53

47.4

Superior Oil

Oil

5

18.7

liters

0.42

39.5

Total

2,211.1

Non-PMD Conventional

Guthion

Azinphos Methyl

14

2.2

kg

17.64

553.3

Dipel

Bt

8

2.2

kg

7.28

130.4

Carbaryl

Carbaryl

6

2.1

liters

13.5

170.7

Lorsban

Chlorpyrifos

4

4.7

liters

10.6

197.6

Ethrel

Ethephon

3

2.1

liters

2.33

14.7

Rubigan

Fenarimol

6

0.3

liters

114.38

200.4

Roundup

Glyphosate

8

4.7

liters

9.51

355.7

Provado

Imidacloprid

5

0.1

liters

274.8

96.3

Lime Sulfur

Lime Sulfur

11

37.4

liters

2.11

869.4

Supracide

Methidathion

1

0.6

liters

9.85

5.8

Rally

Myclobutanil

5

0.4

liters

131.9

231.2

NAA 200

NAA

3

0.2

liters

76.1

34.7

Amid Thin

NAA-Amide

3

0.6

kg

0.9

1.5

Surflan

Oryzalin

6

4.7

liters

3.59

100.8

Gramoxone

Paraquat

6

2.3

liters

28.75

403.1

Superior Oil

Petroleum oil

5

18.7

liters

0.42

39.5

Princep

Simazine

4

4.7

liters

3.17

59.3

Total

3,464.4