• From the Series Editor.- Preface.- Contributors.- The Editors.- Author Index.- Part I: Tributes & Introduction.- 1. Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858-1937): A Pioneer in Photosynthesis Research and Discoverer of Unique Carbon Assimilation in Hydrilla; A.S. Raghavendra, Govindjee.- 2. Constance Endicott Hartt (1900-1984) and the Path of Carbon in the Sugarcane Leaf; A.A. Benson, A. Maretzki.- 3. Introduction; A.S. Raghavendra, R. F. Sage.- Part II: New Physiological and Developmental Perspectives.- 4. C4 photosynthesis: Kranz Forms and Single-Cell C4 in Terrestrial Plants; G.E. Edwards, E.V. Voznesenskaya.- 5. Single-Cell C4 Photosynthesis in Aquatic Plants; G. Bowes.- 6. Photorespiration - The Bridge to C4 Photosynthesis; H. Bauwe.- 7. Nitrogen and Sulfur Metabolism in C4 Plants; S. Kopriva.- 8. Nitrogen and Water Use Efficiency of C4 plants; O. Ghannoum et al.- 9. Development of Leaves in C4 plants - Anatomical Features that Support C4 Metabolism; T. Nelson.- 10. C4 Plants and Temperature, with Special Reference to Low Temperature Adaptations; R. F. Sage et al.- Part III: Molecular Basis of C4 Pathway.- 11. Transport Processes – Connecting the Reactions of C4 Photosynthesis; A. Bräutigam, A.P.M. Weber.- 12. C4 Gene Expression in Mesophyll and Bundle Sheath Cells; J.O. Berry et al.- 13. C4-Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase; U. Gowik, P. Westhoff.- 14. C4 Decarboxylases. Different Biochemical Problem, the Provision of CO2 to Rubisco in the Bundle Sheath Cells; M.F. Drincovich et al.- 15. Structure, Function, and Post-translational Regulation of C4 Pyruvate Orthophosphate Dikinase; C.J. Chastain.- Part IV: Diversity and Evolution.- 16. C4 Photosynthesis Origins in the Monocots: A Review and Reanalysis; E.H. Roalson.- 17. The Geologic History of C4 Plants; C.P. Osborne.- Part V: C4 Engineering and Bioenergy.- 18. Hurdles to Engineering Greater Photosynthetic Rates in Crop Plants - C4 Rice; J.N. Burnell.- 19. C4 Species as Energy Crops; M.B. Jones.-Index.

From the reviews: "The book is edited by ... two outstanding scientists in this area. It can be regarded as an update and successor of the influential book 'C4 Plant Biology' ... that probably was bedtime reading for an entire generation of C4 researchers. This book has the potential to be equally successful. ... chapters make the C4 world more easily accessible for beginners as they describe the work in a historical context. Moreover, they are inspiring for students ... to start their own scientific career." (Christoph Peterhansel, Journal of Plant Physiology, Vol. 169, 2012)