Keeping views in mind such as A decreasing trend in the production of groundnut in Maharashtra and India. Nutritional importance of groundnut oil and protein. Significance of mutational breeding over conventional breeding Author planned to bring about genetic improvement of groundnut through induced mutation. This book contains findings of 3 years fieldwork and 4 years of lab work. The author has got many promising desirable mutants with altered biochemical values of groundnut. this may definitely help to reduce malnutritional status in rural and tribal areas of Maharashtra.