Don’t Let Root Rot Rob Your Yields: How Xyway LFR Brings Protection from the Inside Out
Jenny Phillips, Director of Marketing • October 15, 2025

The Hidden Yield Robber

Root rot is among the most overlooked threats to crop health. Unlike foliar diseases that announce themselves with spots and lesions, root diseases often go undiagnosed until it’s too late. By the time symptoms show up, you’ve already lost efficiency in water and nutrient uptake, and your yield potential is shrinking fast.


According to agronomic research, it’s common to see 10–30% of corn roots and 5–20% of soybean roots rotted by reproductive stages. And even mild damage can result in significant yield losses.


For full-season protection, proactive in-season management is essential. That’s where Xyway® LFR steps in.


Xyway® LFR: A Game-Changer for Root and Crown Protection

Xyway LFR is a unique fungicide that can be applied in-furrow at planting, providing long-lasting, systemic protection against disease from the inside out.


Here’s what sets it apart:

  • Flutriafol-powered protection: The only active ingredient that moves within the plant and provides season-long disease control.
  • Defends the crown: The crown is the traffic hub for water and nutrients. When rot sets in here, the whole plant suffers. Xyway helps keep that system strong.
  • No additional pass required: Apply once at planting and protect your crop for the season.
  • ROI-Proven: Beck’s PFR trials show 85% win rate, 100% yield win, and a $28.36/Acre return over 3 years. That’s not just agronomy—it’s profitability.


A healthy root system doesn’t just fight disease, it builds resilience. With Xyway LFR protecting your roots and crown, your crop is better equipped to handle abiotic stresses like drought, nutrient deficiencies, and heat.

“The ability to apply a fungicide at plant and get long-lasting, inside-out protection against yield robbing diseases is a game changer. By holding off diseases like gray leaf spot and northern corn leaf blight, it offers the flexibility to make well-timed, in-season foliar fungicide applications to address tar spot, if needed. Plus, when you add crop development benefits that minimize plant stress and improve water and nutrient uptake, you end up with a crop that is well-equipped to handle the unpredictable nature of the growing season.”

Adam Byrne

Technical Service Manager Michigan, Ohio, Northern Indiana, FMC

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