TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - AGRICULTURE - Preferred Method: In the method, in step (i), before cutting the stalk into pieces, the living 6-18 months old sugar cane plant is removed from the place where it is growing; before or after removing the sugar cane plant from the place where it is growing the top part of the stalk is cut off, so that the below stalk still comprises 5 to 15 nodes; the sugar cane plant or its below stalk is removed by breaking or cutting it above the soil; in step (i) the below stalk is cut into pieces which contain at least one node (preferably 1-3 nodes, especially 1 node); the stalk pieces are placed into the humid medium in such a way the buds are arranged laterally, relative to the gravitation axis; step (vi) is carried out; in step (ix), the newly formed shoots are removed when they are 20-40 (preferably 25-30) cm long; in step (xi) the shoots obtained in step (ix) or (x) are planted in a container containing a growth medium; the container is placed in a greenhouse and in step (xiii) seedlings are grown from the shoots in the greenhouse; in step (xi) the shoots obtained in step (ix) or (x) are planted in a growth medium and grown under a cover foil; in step (xiii) the seedlings are grown from the shoots at a temperature of 18-35 (preferably 25-35) degrees ; in step (xiii) the seedlings are grown from the shoots at a humidity of 40-100 (preferably 70-90)%; the seedlings, while growing, and/or their growth medium are treated with at least one strobilurin fungicide, at least one gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) antagonist insecticide and optionally also with at least one fungicide different from it and/or at least one insecticide different from it and/or at least one nematicide and/or at least one growth regulator and/or at least one rooting enabler and/or growth-promoting bacteria; the container in which the shoot is planted is biodegradable; and the seedling is planted to the field in step (xv) without being removed from the container. The planting of the seedling to the field is carried out using an automatic or semiautomatic planting machine. The planting of the seedling to the field or exposing of the seedling to ambient conditions is carried out 25-80 days (preferably 40-70 days) after planting in step (xiii) the shoot in the growth medium. Preferred Components: The humid medium is selected from soil, clay, nutrient solutions, vermiculite, coconut fibers, humid cellulosic material, hydroponic systems, aeroponic systems, nutrient film technique systems and irrigation systems and preferably from vermiculite and coconut fibers. The strobilurin fungicide is selected from azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, enestroburin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, metominostrobin, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, pyraoxystrobin, pyrametostrobin, pyribencarb, trifloxystrobin, 2-(2-(6-(3-chloro-2-methyl-phenoxy)-5-fluoro-pyrimidin-4-yloxy)-phenyl)-2-methoxyimino-N-methyl-acetamide, 3-methoxy-2-(2-(N-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-cyclopropane-carboximidoyl-sulfanylmethyl)-phenyl)-acrylic acid methyl ester, methyl (2-chloro-5-(1-(3-methylbenzyloxyimino)ethyl)benzyl)carbamate and 2-(2-(3-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-1 methyl-allylideneaminooxymethyl)-phenyl)-2-methoxyimino-N-methyl-acetamide (preferably pyraclostrobin). The fungicide is azoles selected from azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, diniconazole-M, epoxiconazole, etaconazole, fenbuconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, oxpoconazole, paclobutrazole, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, triticonazole, uniconazole, 1-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2-((1,2,4)triazol-1-yl)-cycloheptanol, cyazofamid, imazalil, pefurazoate, prochloraz, triflumizol, benomyl, carbendazim, fuberidazole, thiabendazole, ethaboxam, etridiazole, hymexazole and 2-(4-chloro-phenyl)-N-(4-(3,4-dimethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-5-yl)-2-prop-2-ynyloxy-acetamide; strobilurin selected from azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, enestroburin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, metominostrobin, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, pyraoxystrobin, pyrametostrobin, pyribencarb, trifloxystrobin, 2-(2-(6-(3-chloro-2-methyl-phenoxy)-5-fluoro-pyrimidin-4-yloxy)-phenyl)-2-methoxy-imino-N-methyl-acetamide, 3-methoxy-2-(2-(N-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-cyclopropane-carboximidoylsulfanylmethyl)-phenyl)-acrylic acid methyl ester, methyl (2-chloro-5-(1-(3-methylbenzyloxyimino)ethyl)benzyl)carbamate and 2-(2-(3-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-1-methyl-allylideneaminooxymethyl)-phenyl)-2-methoxyimino-N-methyl-acetamide; carboxamide selected from benalaxyl, benalaxyl-M, benodanil, bixafen, boscalid, carboxin, fenfuram, fenhexamid, flutolanil, furametpyr, isopyrazam, isotianil, kiralaxyl, mepronil, metalaxyl, metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam), ofurace, oxadixyl, oxycarboxin, penthiopyrad, sedaxane, tecloftalam, thifluzamide, tiadinil, 2-amino-4-methyl-thiazole-5-carboxanilide, 2-chloro-N-(1,1,3-trimethyl-indan-4-yl)-nicotinamide, N-(3',4',5'-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide (fluxapyroxade), N-(4'-trifluoromethylthiobi-phenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-(2-(1,3-dimethyl-butyl)-phenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-5-fluoro-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide and N-(2-(1,3,3-trimethyl-butyl)-phenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-5-fluoro-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, dimethomorph, flumorph, pyrimorph, flumetover, fluopicolide, fluopyram, zoxamide, N-(3-ethyl-3,5,5-trimethyl-cyclohexyl)-3-formylamino-2-hydroxy-benzamide, carpropamid, dicyclomet, mandiproamid, oxytetracyclin, silthiofam and N-(6-methoxy-pyridin-3-yl) cyclopropanecarboxylic acid amide; heterocyclic compound selected from fluazinam, pyrifenox, 3-(5-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3-yl)-pyridine, 3-(5-(4-methyl-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3-yl)-pyridine, 2,3,5,6-tetra-chloro-4-methanesulfonyl-pyridine, 3,4,5-trichloropyridine-2,6-di-carbonitrile, N-(1-(5-bromo-3-chloro-pyridin-2-yl)-ethyl)-2,4-dichloro-nicotinamide, N-((5-bromo-3-chloro-pyridin-2-yl)-methyl)-2,4-dichloro-nicotinamide, bupirimate, cyprodinil, diflumetorim, fenarimol, ferimzone, mepanipyrim, nitrapyrin, nuarimol, pyrimethanil, triforine, fenpiclonil, fludioxonil, aldimorph, dodemorph, dodemorph-acetate, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, fenpropidin, fluoroimid, iprodione, chlozolinate, procymidone, vinclozolin, famoxadone, fenamidone, flutianil, octhilinone, probenazole, 5-amino-2-isopropyl-3-oxo-4-ortho-tolyl-2,3-dihydro-pyrazole-1-carbothioic acid S-allyl ester, acibenzolar-S-methyl, amisulbrom, anilazin, blasticidin-S, captafol, captan, chinomethionat, dazomet, debacarb, diclomezine, difenzoquat, difenzoquat-methylsulfate, fenoxanil, Folpet, oxolinic acid, piperalin, proquinazid, pyroquilon, quinoxyfen, triazoxide, tricyclazole, 2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propylchromen-4-one, 5-chloro-1-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-methyl-1H-benzoimidazole, 5-chloro-7-(4-methylpiperidin-1-yl)-6-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)-(1,2,4)triazolo(1,5-a)pyrimidine and 5-ethyl-6-octyl-(1,2,4)triazolo(1,5-a)pyrimidine-7-ylamine; carbamate selected from ferbam, mancozeb, maneb, metam, methasulphocarb, metiram, propineb, thiram, zineb, ziram, benthiavalicarb, pyributicarb, diethofencarb, iprovalicarb, iodocarb, propamocarb, propamocarb hydrochlorid, prothiocarb, valiphenal and N-(1-(1-(4-cyano-phenyl)ethanesulfonyl)-but-2-yl) carbamic acid-(4-fluorophenyl) ester; other active compound selected from guanidines including guanidine, dodine, dodine free base, guazatine, guazatine-acetate, iminoctadine, iminoctadine-triacetate, iminoctadine-tris(albesilate); antibiotics including kasugamycin, kasugamycin hydrochloride-hydrate, streptomycin, polyoxine, validamycin A; nitrophenyl derivates including binapacryl, dinobuton, dinocap, meptyldinocap, nitrthal-isopropyl, tecnazen, organometal compounds including fentin salts, such as fentin-acetate, fentin chloride or fentin hydroxide; sulfur-containing heterocyclyl compounds including dithianon, isoprothiolane; organophosphorus compounds including edifenphos, fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminum, iprobenfos, phosphorous acid and its salts, pyrazophos, tolclofos-methyl; organochlorine compounds including chlorothalonil, dichlofluanid, dichlorophen, flusulfamide, hexachlorobenzene, pencycuron, pentachlorphenole and its salts, phthalide, quintozene, thiophanate-methyl, tolylfluanid, N-(4-chloro-2-nitro-phenyl)-N-ethyl-4-methyl-benzenesulfonamide; inorganic active substances including Bordeaux mixture, copper acetate, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, basic copper sulfate, sulfur; and biphenyl, bronopol, cyflufenamid, chloroneb, cymoxanil, dicloran, tecnazene, diphenylamin, metrafenone, mildiomycin, oxin-copper, prohexadione-calcium, spiroxamine, tolylfluanid, N-(cyclo-propylmethoxyimino-(6-difluoro-methoxy-2,3-difluoro-phenyl)-methyl)-2-phenyl acetamide, N'-(4-(4-chloro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, N'-(4-(4-fluoro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, N'-(2-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-4-(3-trimethylsilanyl-propoxy)-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, N'-(5-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-4-(3-trimethylsilanyl-propoxy)-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, 2-(1-(2-(5-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-pyrazole-1-yl)-acetyl)-piperidin-4-yl)-thiazole-4-carboxylic acid methyl-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-yl)-amide, 2-(1-(2-(5-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-pyrazole-1-yl)-acetyl)-piperidin-4-yl)-thiazole-4-carboxylic acid methyl-(R)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-yl-amide, acetic acid 6-tert-butyl-8-fluoro-2,3-dimethyl-quinolin-4-yl ester and methoxy-acetic acid 6-tert-butyl-8-fluoro-2,3-dimethyl-quinolin-4-yl ester; and biological control agents. The fungicide is selected from cyproconazole, difenoconazole, epoxiconazole, fluquin conazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triticonazole, prochloraz, cyazofamid, benomyl, carbendazim, ethaboxam, azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, fluxapyroxade, kresoxim-methyl, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, trifloxystrobin, bixafen, boscalid, sedaxane, fenhexamid, metalaxyl, isopyrazam, mefenoxam, ofurace, dimethomorph, flumorph, fluopicolid (picobenzamid), zoxamide, carpropamid, mandipropamid, fluazinam, cyprodinil, fenarimol, mepanipyrim, pyrimethanil, triforine, fludioxonil, dodemorph, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, fenpropidin, iprodione, vinclozolin, famoxadone, fenamidone, probenazole, proquinazid, acibenzolar-S-methyl, captafol, folpet, fenoxanil, quinoxyfen, 5-ethyl-6-octyl-(1,2,4)triazolo(1,5-a)pyrimidine-7-ylamine, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram, iprovalicarb, flubenthiavalicarb (benthiavalicarb), propamocarb, dithianon, fentin salts, fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminium, phosphoric acid and its salts, chlorthalonil, dichlofluanid, thiophanat-methyl, copper acetate, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, copper sulfate, sulfur, cymoxanil, metrafenone, spiroxamine and Bacillus subtilis and its metabolites. The insecticide is pyrethroid compounds selected from acrinathrin, allethrin, d-cis-trans allethrin, d-trans allethrin, bifenthrin, bioallethrin, bioallethrin S-cylclopentenyl, bioresmethrin, cycloprothrin, cyfluthrin, beta-cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, gamma-cyhalothrin, cypermethrin, alpha cypermethrin, beta-cypermethrin, theta-cypermethrin, zeta-cypermethrin, cyphenothrin, deltamethrin, empenthrin, esfenvalerate, etofenprox, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, flucythrinate, flumethrin, tau-fluvalinate, halfenprox, imiprothrin, metofluthrin, permethrin, phenothrin, prallethrin, profluthrin, pyrethrin (pyrethrum), resmethrin, silafluofen, tefluthrin, tetramethrin, tralomethrin and transfluthrin; nicotinic receptor agonists/antagonists compounds selected from acetamiprid, bensultap, cartap hydrochloride, clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, nitenpyram, nicotine, spinosad (allosteric agonist), spinetoram (allosteric agonist), thiacloprid, thiocyclam, thiosultap-sodium and AKD1022; GABA gated chloride channel antagonist compounds selected from chlordane, endosulfan, gamma-HCH (lindane); ethiprole, fipronil and pyrafluprole, pyriprole; chloride channel activators selected from abamectin, emamectin benzoate, milbemectin and lepimectin; and inhibitors of chitin biosynthesis selected from benzoyl ureas including bistrifluron, chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, flucycloxuron, flufenoxuron, hexaflumuron, lufenuron, novaluron, noviflumuron, teflubenzuron, triflumuron (preferably fipronil, acetamiprid, chlothianidin, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, teflubenzuron and abamectin). The nematicide is selected from antibiotic nematicides, such as abamectin; botanical nematicides, such as carvacrol; extracts of Quillaja or Gleditsia; saponines; carbamate nematicides selected from benomyl, carbofuran, carbosulfan and cloethocarb; oxime carbamate nematicides selected from alanycarb, aldicarb, aldoxycarb, oxamyl and tirpate; fumigant nematicides selected from dithioether and methyl bromide; organophosphorus nematicides: organophosphate nematicides selected from diamidafos; fenamiphos; fosthietan and phosphamidon; organothiophosphate nematicides selected from cadusafos, chlorpyrifos, dichlofenthion, dimethoate, ethoprophos, fensulfothion, fosthiazate, heterophos, isamidofos, isazofos, phorate, phosphocarb, terbufos, thionazin and triazophos; phosphonothioate nematicides selected from imicyafos and mecarphon; and unclassified nematicides selected from acetoprole, benclothiaz, chloropicrin, dazomet, 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane, dichlorodiisopropyl ether, 1,2-dichloropropane, 1,3-dichloropropene, fluensulfone, furfural, metam, methyl iodide, methyl isothiocyanate and xylenols. The growth regulator is selected from acylcyclohexanediones, mepiquat chloride and chlormequatchloride (preferably prohexadione, prohexaione-Ca, trinexapac, trinexapac-ethyl, mepiquat chloride and chlormequatchloride). The rooting enabler is selected from strobilurin fungicides, nicotinic receptor agonists/antagonists, auxins, gibberellins, gibberellic acid, cytokinins, humic acids, extracts of Quillaja or Gleditsia, saponines, biological control agents and plant defense induction agents. The GABA antagonist is selected from acetoprole, endosulfan, vaniliprole, pyrafluprole, pyriprole, phenylpyrazole compound of the formula (II) or its salt, or 5-amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-4-trifluoromethanesulfinyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carbothioic acid amide (preferably fipronil).R'a=1-4C-alkyl or 1-4C-haloalkyl.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - BIOLOGY - Preferred Bacteria: The biological control agents are selected from non-pathogenic bacteria, preferably Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas putida, Streptomyces griseus, Streptomyces ochraceisleroticus, Streptomyces graminofaciens, Streptomyces corchousii, Streptomyces spiroverticillatus, Streptomyces griseovirdis, Streptomyces hygroscopicus, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus mycoides, Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus thuringensis, and metabolites produced from the bacteria; non-pathogenic fungi, preferably selected from Trichoderma spp., Trichoderma harzianum, Trichoderma viridae, Verticillium lecanii, Sporidesmium sclerotiorum and Zygomycetes, and metabolites produced from the fungi; resin acids, plant extracts of Reynoutria sachalinensis; and plant defense induction agents (preferably harpin). The growth-promoting bacteria are selected from bacteria of the genera azospirillum, azotobacter, azomonas, bacillus, beijerinckia, burkholderia, Clostridium, cyanobacteria, enterobacter, erwinia, gluconobacter, Klebsiella and Streptomyces (preferably Azospirillum amazonense, Herbaspirillum seropedicae, Herbaspirillum rubrisubalbicans, Burkholderia tropica, Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas putida, Streptomyces griseus, Streptomyces ochraceisleroticus, Streptomyces graminofaciens, Streptomyces corchousii, Streptomyces spiroverticillatus, Streptomyces griseovirdis, Streptomyces hygroscopicus, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus mycoides, Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus thuringensis).    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Component: The biodegradable container comprises a biodegradable material which is based on biodegradable polyesters, starch, cellulose, cellulosic material, polylactic acid, caoutchouc, paper, paperboard, pulp of cellulosic origin, straw, bagasse, sawdust, and/or natural fiber. The wound-protecting material is selected from non-toxic inorganic and organic film-forming or coating polymers (preferably superabsorbers, superabsorber-treated polymers, aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters, freshness-preservation polymers, waxes, soluble glass and Tingui seed coat preparations). ADMINISTRATION - The fertilizer, fungicide, insecticide, nematicide, growth regulator, super absorber, growth-promoting bacteria and/or freshness-preservation polymer applied by spraying, atomizing, dusting, broadcasting or watering.    EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.