C4 Photosynthesis and Related CO2 Concentrating Mechanisms

1. Chapter 1 Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858–1937): A Pioneer in Photosynthesis Research and Discoverer of Unique Carbon Assimilation in Hydrilla

Agepati S. Raghavendra, Govindjee

2. Chapter 2 Constance Endicott Hartt (1900–1984) and the Path of Carbon in the Sugarcane Leaf
Andrew A. Benson, Andrew Maretzki

3. Chapter 3 Introduction
Agepati S. Raghavendra, Rowan F. Sage

4. Chapter 4 C4 Photosynthesis: Kranz Forms and Single-Cell C4 in Terrestrial Plants
Gerald E. Edwards, Elena V. Voznesenskaya

5. Chapter 5 Single-Cell C4 Photosynthesis in Aquatic Plants
George Bowes

6. Chapter 6 Photorespiration: The Bridge to C4 Photosynthesis
Hermann Bauwe

7. Chapter 7 Nitrogen and Sulfur Metabolism in C4 Plants
Stanislav Kopriva

8. Chapter 8 Nitrogen and Water Use Efficiency of C4 Plants
Oula Ghannoum, John R. Evans, Susanne Caemmerer

9. Chapter 9 Development of Leaves in C4 Plants: Anatomical Features That Support C4 Metabolism
Timothy Nelson

10. Chapter 10 C4 Photosynthesis and Temperature
Rowan F. Sage, Ferit Kocacinar, David S. Kubien

11. Chapter 11 Transport Processes: Connecting the Reactions of C4 Photosynthesis
Andrea Bräutigam, Andreas P. M. Weber

12. Chapter 12 C4 Gene Expression in Mesophyll and Bundle Sheath Cells
James O. Berry, Minesh Patel, Amy Zielinski

13. Chapter 13 C4-Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase
Udo Gowik, Peter Westhoff

14. Chapter 14 C4 Decarboxylases: Different Solutions for the Same Biochemical Problem, the Provision of CO2 to Rubisco in the Bundle Sheath Cells
María F. Drincovich, María V. Lara, Carlos S. Andreo, Veronica G. Maurino

15. Chapter 15 Structure, Function, and Post-translational Regulation of C4 Pyruvate Orthophosphate Dikinase
Chris J. Chastain

16. Chapter 16 C4 Photosynthesis Origins in the Monocots: A Review and Reanalysis
Eric H. Roalson

17. Chapter 17 The Geologic History of C4 Plants
Colin P. Osborne

18. Chapter 18 Hurdles to Engineering Greater Photosynthetic Rates in Crop Plants: C4 Rice
James N. Burnell

19. Chapter 19 C4 Species as Energy Crops
Michael B. Jones

Keywords: Life Sciences, Plant Sciences, Cell Biology, Agriculture, Plant Physiology, Plant Ecology