Assesses developments in genetic resources, genomic information and their application in marker-assisted breeding of cassava;Reviews advances in breeding new varieties with enhanced properties such as higher yield, enhanced nutritional value and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses;Discusses advances in understanding cassava pests and diseases and integrated pest management techniques

This textbook presents students with a systematic approach for the quantification and management of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and provides best practices for optimal carbon management and quantification. The book begins with an overview of climate change basics and goes on to discuss carbon footprint measurements, carbon management concepts, and concludes by presenting carbon reduction solutions with applications for green buildings, smart transportation, waste management, and carbon ...

This specially curated collection features six reviews of current and key research on genetic modification of crops.The first chapter reviews key challenges facing banana production, primarily the risk of species decimation by diseases such as Fusarium wilt, and considers how genetic modification may be a solution to this.The second chapter discusses the development and establishment of ‘Golden Rice’ - a biofortified variety designed as a health interventio...

Zhou Haisheng is a fun-loving and determined young boy whose life revolves around school and his family’s Chinese restaurant. Always well-intentioned, he finds ways to help out his hard-working parents with the family business. Whether it's inventing his own noodle recipe, delivering the wrong order to a customer, or resorting to extremes when a competing noodle shop opens across the street, Zhou Haisheng manages to combine his mischief and wit to save the day.Mandarin Companion is...

The text HSK Leveled Readings (Level 1)—Shandong Chapter of the Traveling Through China series takes the form of a picture book. By following an international family's trip to Shandong, readers can learn simple and practical Chinese for tourism, and get a better idea of the splendid natural scenery and profound history and culture of Shandong. The main features of this book are as follows:1.The phrases and sentences in this book are practical, and not too difficult.2.Scenar...

本書是《逸讀周夢蝶──荷蘭詩人漢樂逸解讀周夢蝶》的英文版原著，由詩人暨漢學家漢樂逸以詩人、翻譯者、讀者、文學研究者身分，精采剖析周夢蝶詩作，並透過文學、美學、哲學、心理學、現象學、神學等不同面向，來琢磨、推敲周詩，走進周夢蝶創作世界的豐富意涵，讀出周詩所具有的宇宙性或人性特質，以及詩作中引發的「個人與心靈的自由」。This is the most extensive introduction in English to the metaphysical poet Zhou Mengdie (aka Chou Meng-tieh, 1921-2014), who lived much of his life in Taiwan and wrote in Chinese. It is a companion volume to Zhou Mengdie: 41 Poems which presents many of Zhou’s most meditative poems in the original and in full transla...

Zhou Enlai, the premier of the People's Republic of China from 1949 until his death in 1976, is the last Communist political leader to be revered by the Chinese people. He is considered "a modern saint" who offered protection to his people during the Cultural Revolution; an admirable figure in an otherwise traumatic and bloody era. Works about Zhou in China are heavily censored, and every hint of criticism is removed -- so when Gao Wenqian first published this groundbreaking, provocative b...

Translated, with an introduction and notes, by Peter HarrisOnly one person has given us a first-hand account of the civilization of Angkor. This is the Chinese envoy, Zhou Daguan, who visited Angkor in 1296–97 and wrote A Record of Cambodia: The Land and Its People after his return to China. To this day, Zhou’s description of the royal palace, sacred buildings, women, traders, slaves, hill people, animals, landscapes, and everyday life remains a unique por...

Seven heartstoppingly gorgeous stories about transgender Gen Z life spanning the Upper Midwest to New York City.“Like a strange, beautiful, chaotically decorated home for all those who crack its pages.”—VogueAn NPR Books We Love book for 2023 • Winner of the Leslie Feinberg Award for Trans and Gender-Variant Literature • Finalist for the Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBTQ+ Fiction • Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award ...

Take your blockchain and Web3 development skills to the next level by building real-world full-stack DeFi applications with Solidity and JavaScriptKey FeaturesGain the knowledge you need to start implementing DeFi principles in practiceLearn how to build full-stack real-world DeFi products from scratch with step-by-step instructionsLeverage tools like Hardhat, Ethers.js, Node.js, React.js, Solidity, and Web3 for effective DeFi application devel...

Al giorno d’oggi, il Qigong si è diffuso al punto da competere con tecniche come lo yoga. Gli esercizi di Qigong hanno lo scopo di preservare la salute del praticante e di accrescere la qualità della sua forza vitale. Chiunque si dedichi a un allenamento quotidiano può arrivare a padroneggiare sufficientemente il proprio qi, il soffio vitale, sia per sviluppare le abilità marziali che per mantenersi in buona salute e, attraverso la trasmissione del soffio, curare gli altri aiutandoli ad ar...

The Emperor cares for each and every one of his subjects, be they bartender or prince.Prince Ishikawa of Shang Zhou has embarked on a risky undercover adventure all on his own, and Yaden and Ivan are sent after him to make sure he comes out alive.Working as the crew of a local pub, the three of them try to figure out why the local military is training Vox Populi terrorists. But this is a Lotus Knight mission, and when Ivan's sister finally decides to 'rescue' her b...