Atomic gardening

Atomic gardening (or gamma gardening) is a method of radiation breeding that applies radioactive sources, such as cobalt-60, to the fertilization of agricultural plants, conducted in the hopes of producing genetic mutations (radiation-induced mutagenesis) that may be deemed beneficial.

Japan

 * &mdash; archived site, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, merged with NARO in 2016
 * &mdash; Institute of Crop Science, NARO

Other

 * https://www.atomicgardening.com/1958/10/20/irradiating-seeds-for-fun-and-profit-c-j-speas-life-magazine-photos/