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Record Nr.

UNINA9910317790003321

Titolo

Photosynthesis : from its evolution to future improvements in photosynthetic efficiency Using nanomaterials / / edited by Juan Cristóbal García Cañedo and Gema Lorena López-Lizárraga

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : IntechOpen, , 2018

ISBN

1-83881-610-0

1-78923-786-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (124 pages)

Disciplina

572.46

Soggetti

Photosynthesis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

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.