This disclosure features a method for promoting the health of a plant (controlling diseases caused by fungal infection) which comprises applying a composition comprising a paraffinic oil to the root tissue of the plant. The composition also comprises an emulsifier and optionally a pigment, a silicone surfactant, an anti-settling agent as well as a conventional chemical fungicide.本開示は、パラフィン油を含む組成物を植物の根の組織に施用することを含む、植物の健康を促進する(真菌感染によって引き起こされる疾患を制御する)方法を特徴とする。本組成物は、乳化剤、任意に顔料、シリコーン界面活性剤、沈降防止剤ならびに従来の化学的殺真菌剤も含む。【選択図】図1