Table 3.

Details of significant studies performed with fast neutron (FN) radiations and FN combined with other mutagens.

Species	Mutagen	Dose	Number of Mutants	Reason	References
Soybean cv M92-220	FN	4–32 Gray units	23,000	Phenotypic screening and associated genomic characterization	[21]
Arabidopsis thaliana	FN	60 Gy	300	Screening of elongated hypocotyl mutants	[20]
Rice	FN	20 Gy	2418	For genome-wide profiling of mutations	[17]
Peanut	FN + in vitro culture	9.7–18.0 Gy	19	Somatic embryogenesis combined with plant regeneration	[23]
Medicago truncatula	Fast neutron bombardment (FNB)	30–40 Gy	1000	creened for symbiotic nitrogen fixationSymbiotic nitrogen fixation mutant lines	[22]
Vicia faba L.	Fast neutron (FN) and UV-B	280–320 nm 30–40 Gy		To study combined effect of oxidative stress and mutagenic potential	[47]
Lotus japonicas	FN	8 Grey (Gy)	58	Non-nodulation mutant called FNN5-2	[24]
Lycopersicon esculentum (M82)	FN	15 Gy	865	Functional genomic studies	[48]
Pisum sativum	FN + EMS	10 Gy + 0.2% EMS	14%	Mutation genetics and breeding study	Mehandjiev, Kosturkova and Mihov [46]