0.05.3.7. Pot trial of the talcum powder formulationRice plants treated with 1-month-old talc-formulated UCR3-16under pot trial conditions showed significant difference in root andshoot lengths, fresh shoot and dry root weights when comparedwith the control and other treated plants (P ≤ 0.05). Talc powdertreated rice plants challenged with pathogen also showed signif-icant increase (P ≤ 0.05) in root and shoot length and, fresh rootweight over plants challenged with pathogen alone (Table 6).