Download or read book Photosynthesis written by Juan Cristóbal García Cañedo and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-09-19 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation. It starts from the origins of the photosynthetic capacity of organisms with a summary of the evolution of photosynthesis. This is followed by a concise description of the photosynthetic process and a discussion of the role that light, nutrients, and cultivation play in the photosynthetic process using examples in each case. Finally, the book explains future improvements in the field by applying nanotechnology to improve photosynthetic productivity, explaining how crop productivity can be increased by engineering crop plants for tolerance against various environmental stresses and improving yield attributes, especially photosynthetic efficiency using nanomaterials.