PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide seed-coating iron powder which can realize coating less causing falling off of the iron powder not only in a sowing process but also in a transportation process, and to provide iron powder-coated rice seeds coated with the rice seed-coating iron powder.SOLUTION: In iron powder for coating seeds, a mass rate of iron powder having particle sizes of ≤45 μm is >85%.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】播種工程のみならず輸送工程においても鉄粉の脱落が少ない被覆が実現できる種子被覆用鉄粉及び該稲種子被覆用鉄粉を被覆した鉄粉被覆稲種子を得ること。【解決手段】本発明に係る種子被覆用鉄粉は、粒子径が45μm以下の鉄粉の質量比率が85%超であることを特徴とするものである。【選択図】 図1