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  • Plant Protection Product - Spray Record Template and Guidance

    Topics:
    • Plant and Tree Health, 
    • Crops and Horticulture, 
    • Pesticides use and regulations

    Date published: 7 July 2026

    The PPP Spray Record Template is designed to help growers and professional users maintain accurate and up-to-date records of plant protection product (PPP) use in line with current legal requirements. By using this template, businesses can improve traceability and provide evidence of responsible PPP use.

    Supporting guidance is also provided on how to use the Template along with key EPPO crop codes for specific crop sectors and BBCH growth stage codes.

    Documents

    • DAERA Template: Agriculture / Horticulture Crops SectorsMicrosoft Excel (151.64 KB)
    • Template User GuideAdobe PDF (166.65 KB)
    • Crop List / EPPO Codes - ArableAdobe PDF (107.9 KB)
    • Crop List / EPPO Codes - Grassland and FodderAdobe PDF (116.07 KB)
    • Crop List / EPPO Codes - VegetablesAdobe PDF (105.32 KB)
    • Crop List / EPPO Codes - Fruit cropsAdobe PDF (102.18 KB)
    • Growth stages of mono-and dicotyledonous plants - BBCH Monograph (2. Edition, 2001), Edited by Uwe Meier, Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry.Adobe PDF (3.03 MB)

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