Abstract: This invention relates to a method and composition for treatment of plants, and particularly to such methods and compositions as relieve weather induced stress in plants. In one specific form, the invention contemplates a composition for protecting a plant from damage by weather induced stress comprising an aqueous solution containing a quantity of dark hued vegetable dye effective for shading the leaves of the plant from the effects of sunlight, a quantity of an anti-transpiration agent effective for limiting transpiration of water from the plant, a quantity of agricultural streptomycin effective for suppressing growth of fungus otherwise possibly damaging to the plant, and a quantity of complexed mineral micronutrients effective for promoting plant growth and function. The composition is applied to plants in practicing the method of this invention, preferably by foliar application such as spraying.