Unpredictable weather and shifting disease patterns are driving corn growers to make effective and proactive disease management a critical component of their crop plan. In recent years, foliar diseases have begun emerging earlier, driven by wet weather, temperature fluctuations and extreme events like hurricanes.
When infections take hold early, the risk of yield loss increases significantly. Diseases like tar spot, Southern rust and various root and crown rot pathogens can also move into fields at different times throughout the growing season, spreading rapidly and reducing yield potential. Protecting plant health from root to tassel early in the season before diseases take hold is essential to ensuring a crop reaches its complete potential.
Long-lasting protection for healthier crops
The foundation of a high-yielding crop starts with disease protection from the day seed goes into the ground. Proactive disease control at planting strengthens crops from the ground up, preventing disease before they can take root and ensuring season-long productivity.
Xyway® brand fungicides provide systemic, inside-out protection by moving into the plant’s vascular system and translocating within the plant as it grows, offering reliable protection against foliar diseases from day one. Applied at-plant, these fungicides deliver long-lasting residual disease control, lessening the need for multiple applications, saving time and lowering labor costs. By reducing disease pressure early, crops can focus resources on growth, improving nutrient and water uptake, ultimately leading to healthier, more resilient crops.
Supporting plant physiology for better yield potential
Healthy crops are better equipped to withstand environmental stresses like drought, excessive heat and nutrient deficiencies. Xyway brand fungicides not only mitigate disease but also support plant vigor, improving root growth, standability and stay green while supporting nutrient uptake and drought tolerance. These fungicides also provide effective control of stalk diseases like fusarium crown rot, anthracnose crown rot and anthracnose stalk rot throughout the growing season. A healthier corn plant can optimize available resources that result in higher yields and flexibility in timing late-season disease applications, when needed.
A strategic approach to maximizing ROI
Maximizing ROI requires more than just high yields. It’s about making every input and pass across the field count while minimizing risk. Proactive disease management helps growers protect their crop investment by helping grow healthier crops and better financial outcomes. With Xyway brand fungicides, growers benefit both agronomically and economically from the extended residual activity and in-season flexibility that reduces the stress of timing foliar fungicide applications.
In an era of rising input costs and earlier and earlier disease pressure, selecting the right fungicide is critical to unlocking the full potential of every plant. Take control of your season with Xyway brand fungicides. Visit xyway.ag.fmc.com to learn more or talk with your local FMC retailer.
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