Why Is Seed Corn Red?

Corn seed treatments (chemical and common names) available to farmers. Captan is a broad-spectrum contact fungicide that has been used on corn seed since the 1950s. It is usually dyed pink and leaves a pink dust in the seed bag and planter box. ... Maxim-treated seeds do not lose as much dust off the seed as Captan.

Why are my sweet corn seeds red?

This rare color in sweet corn comes from the anthocyanin pigments that are also seen in the plant's leaves. A natural source of anti-oxidants, anthocyanins are also anti-inflammatory.

Why are seeds pink?

Those soybean seeds in the photo are really pink. Yes, pink. ... The fungicide will protect the seed and future seedling from diseases, such as phytophthora, and the insecticide will protect the seed and future seedling from insects, such as soybean aphids.