Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance;Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality;Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases together with ways of controlling them such as disease-resistant varieties, integrated pest and weed management

In the 14th year of the Tianbao Era (CE 755) An Lushan, a military governor with ties to the Order of the Ancients, leads his elite corps to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, and the ill-prepared Tang empire falters under the threat. The two capitals Luoyang and Chang’an fall and China falls under the oppression of the cruel An Lushan.As the Tang dynasty starts to crumble, Li E, a shady Assassin trained by the Hidden Ones in the far West, teams up with Tang loyalists to turn the tide and sav...

Perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli and The Tea Dragon Society, this is a magically heartwarming graphic novel about self-acceptance and friendship.Sophie is a young witch whose mother and grandmother pressure her to attend the Royal Magic Academy—the best magic school in the realm—even though her magic is shaky at best. To train for her entrance exams, Sophie is sent to relatives she’s never met.Cousin Sage and Great-Aunt Lan seem more interested in...

"A strident critique of critical race theory" that examines how policies of diversity and inclusion have ill-served Asian Americans ( Kirkus Reviews).From a journalist on the frontlines of the Students for Fair Admission (SFFA) v. Harvard case comes a probing examination of affirmative action, the false narrative of American meritocracy, and the attack on Asian American excellence with its far-reaching implications—from seedy test-prep centers to g...

In this gorgeous graphic novel by Wendy Xu, co-creator of the award-winning Mooncakes, a young inventor falls for a lifelike AI and confronts questions of freedom and autonomy.Clementine Chang moves from Earth to Mars for a new start and is lucky enough to land her dream job with Dr. Marcella Lin, an Artificial Intelligence pioneer. On her first day of work, Clem meets Dr. Lin’s assistant, a humanoid AI named Kye. Clem is no stranger to robots—she built he...

In ancient China, a lone swordsman risks everything to protect a child destined to change the world. True Grit meets The Last SamuraiSet in ancient China during the fall of a ruthless empire, bounty hunter Dao Ma breaks his code to protect a child and becomes the hunted. What begins as a routine escort mission turns into an epic fight for survival against assassins, warlords, and the forces of fate.When a sandstorm provides stopgap cover for the group to f...

Her family was in trouble, and in order to save her father, she and a billionaire CEO made a marriage deal in which there was only the exchange of benefits but no love. Although the CEO seemed aloof, he quietly showed his tenderness from time to time.When she was seven months pregnant, she had an abortion, so she left in despair. But what she didn't know was that it was not an abortion but a premature birth.Three years later, She became a famous star. When ...

Her family was in trouble, and in order to save her father, she and a billionaire CEO made a marriage deal in which there was only the exchange of benefits but no love. Although the CEO seemed aloof, he quietly showed his tenderness from time to time.When she was seven months pregnant, she had an abortion, so she left in despair. But what she didn't know was that it was not an abortion but a premature birth.Three years later, She became a famous star. When ...

When Su Chen woke up, he discovered that he was in a parallel world where cultivators were looking down on him. Demons, ghosts, monsters, and monsters were rampant. Fortunately, he had obtained the chat group with Endless Dimension.The infinite dimensions, the limitless spacetime … I shall take the lead!……I am not Slime. "I am not the King of Geng. I want to transform into a human!"Tony had no money. "My name is Tony Stark, not Tony Bullshit...

Muyu, a seventeen-year-old from a small village, came to Beijing for his piece of the dream: money, love, a good life. But in the city, daily life for him and his friends—purveyors of fake IDs and counterfeit papers—is a precarious balance of struggle and guile. Surveying the neighborhood from the rooftop of the apartment they all share, the young men play cards, drink beer, and discuss their aspirations, hoping for the best but expecting little more than the comfort of each other’s compan...

When Su Chen woke up, he discovered that he was in a parallel world where cultivators were looking down on him. Demons, ghosts, monsters, and monsters were rampant. Fortunately, he had obtained the chat group with Endless Dimension.The infinite dimensions, the limitless spacetime … I shall take the lead!……I am not Slime. "I am not the King of Geng. I want to transform into a human!"Tony had no money. "My name is Tony Stark, not Tony Bullshit...

This Element aims to elucidate the theories of social cognition and to delineate their implications for the professional development of language teachers in primary and secondary schools. We first explore the concept of social cognition. The three key dimensions, that is, representation of social reality, social cognitive processing, and social mental abilities, of the social cognition theories are further elaborated with examples closely associated with language teaching and teacher devel...