This book presents a broad overview on the various aspects of the life giving process of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is one of the most significant reactions on Earth, and is an essentially interdisciplinary scientific field, with several research groups analyzing and gathering beneficial results from the study of this interesting process. This book discusses the fundamental and applied aspects of photosynthesis. It has been written by specialists in the field of photosynthesis research and associated fields and offers a discourse on distinct and novel topics from photosynthetic inhibitors to relationship between flowering initiation and photosynthesis.