PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rice-seed bird damage-preventing agent and a rice-seed bird damage-preventing method, for preventing a bird damage to rice seed in paddy rice direct sowing cultivation.SOLUTION: A rice-seed bird damage-preventing agent contains zinc oxide, and a rice-seed bird damage-preventing method has a step for bonding the agent to the rice seed.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】水稲直播栽培におけるイネ種子への鳥害を防止するイネ種子鳥害防止剤及びイネ種子鳥害防止方法を提供すること。【解決手段】酸化亜鉛を含有するイネ種子鳥害防止剤及びそれをイネ種子に付着させる工程を有するイネ種子鳥害防止方法。【選択図】なし