NOVELTY - Combination (I) comprises: cyanide compound (a); and one or more agents comprising e.g. (A) azoxystrobin, trifloxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, prothioconazole, tebuconazole, triticonazole, fludioxonil, thiabendazole, ipconazole, cyprodinil, myclobutanil, metalaxyl, metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam), orthocyclopropyl-carboxanilide, 5-fluoro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid (2-(1,3-dimethyl-butyl)-phenyl)-amide, and (B) thiamethoxam, clothianidin, imidacloprid, abamectin.    USE - (I) is useful: in agriculture for controlling, preventing pest damage in plant propagation material; protecting the plant propagation material against pest damage; and for improving the growing characteristics of the plant (all claimed), where the pest includes e.g. Alabama argillaceae, Amylois spp., Anticarsia gemmatalis, or Archips spp., and the plant includes e.g. wheat, barley, rye, oats, rice, or maize. (I) is useful: for controlling or preventing the plant damage by insect, nematode, pathogen, fungi, Phakopsora pachyrhizi, and Phakopsora meibomiae; and to treat stored products, such as grain, where the nematodes includes e.g. Tylenchus spp., Atylenchus spp., Rotylenchus spp., Criconema spp., Tylenchulus spp., or Paratylenchus spp., and fungi includes e.g. Penicillium No biological data given.    ADVANTAGE - (I) exhibits synergistic effect, and is environmentally friendly. (I) provides the plant with high yield and high quality. (I) is long acting. (I) improves vigor of the plant, thus the plant has the ability to manage both abiotic and biotic stresses. (I) increases stem girth, decreases the lodging, controls the canopy size of a plant, increases disease resistance, enhances water utilization, increases storage stability, and improves toxicological and/or ecotoxicological behavior.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Combination (I) comprises: cyanide compound of formula (a); and one or more agents comprising (A) azoxystrobin, trifloxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, prothioconazole, tebuconazole, triticonazole, fludioxonil, thiabendazole, ipconazole, cyprodinil, myclobutanil, metalaxyl, metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam), orthocyclopropyl-carboxanilide, 5-fluoro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid (2-(1,3-dimethyl-butyl)-phenyl)-amide, (B) thiamethoxam, clothianidin, imidacloprid, abamectin, fipronil, pymetrozine, lambdacyhalothrin, tefluthrin, beta-cyfluthrin, thiodicarb, 5-bromo-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-N-(4-cyano-2-methyl-6-(methylcarbamoyl)phenyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide, (C) harpin, (D) Bacillus firmus strain 1-1582, (E) formononetin, genistein, (F) a plant growth regulator such as paclobutrazol, trinexapac-ethyl and gibberellins (GA), GA3, and/or GA7, and (G) a plant activator such as acibenzolar-S-methyl. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) controlling or preventing pest damage in a plant propagation material, a plant, part of a plant and/or plant organ that grow at a later point in time, and protecting a plant propagation material, a plant, part of a plant and/or plant organ that grow at a later point in time against pest damage, comprising applying the ingredients of (I) on the pest, plant, part of the plant, plant organ, plant propagation material or its surrounding area in any desired sequence or simultaneously;    (2) improving the growing characteristics of plant, comprising applying the ingredients of (I) to the plant, part of plant, and/or plant propagation material, in any desired sequence or simultaneously; and    (3) the plant propagation material treated with (I).