Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for increasing the health of a plant comprising the steps: 1) applying to plant propagation material a mixture comprising pyraclostrobin, fipronil and thiophanate-methyl; and 2) applying to the resulting plant, part of the plant and/or locus where the plant is growing, at any time during the reproductive growth stage, at least once pyraclostrobin or a mixture comprising pyraclostrobin and at least one insecticide or fungicide. In addition, the invention relates to a method, wherein the plant propagation material in step 1) and the resulting plant in step 2) are resistant to glyphosate. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of a mixture comprising pyraclostrobin, fipronil and thiophanate-methyl as seed treatment in combination with pyraclostrobin as foliar treatment for increasing the health of a plant.