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Song Qiting smirked as her fingertips covered in a thin cocoon, moved between her delicate skin. Her eagle-like eyes were filled with disdain: "Make peace?""No, I'm here to get a divorce ..." The beautiful wife in front of him drooped her thick butterfly eyelashes and spoke firmly.— Originally, he thought that this hateful marriage would only make her stay alone in the empty room. However, he didn't expect her to be crushed by so much pressure every night.Love? Dignity? Old relationship? Stop dreaming, all the CEO wants is? Day after day of torture!Having been told after her pregnancy that the child in her womb should not be her husband's, her mother, who had raised her for more than twenty years, suddenly confessed that she was nothing more than a tool for revenge. With reality heavily injured, what should she do now?
To tea, or not to tea? That is no question! A tea collector and addict spills the leaves. The author is a vegetarian, non-smoker and teetotaler - but should one not have at least one vice? Brutally honest and in a comprehensive way, he reveals his experience with his addiction to finding increasingly better teas for the daily dose and the constantly growing collection. But that is not all, he also freely discloses how he treats the most tender leaves and buds with boiling water, some of which is even bubbling. In addition to providing personal experiences, the book also serves as a thorough guide and reference book, covering tea varieties and cultivars as well as the topics of purchasing, st...
Umfangreicher Praxisratgeber zur Steigerung Ihres Teevergnügens. Ein Teesammler und -süchtiger packt aus. Der Autor ist Vegetarier, Nichtraucher und Abstinenzler - doch muß der Mensch nicht ein Laster haben!? Schonungslos ehrlich und ausführlich offenbart er seine Erfahrung mit der Sucht, immer bessere Tees für den täglichen Bedarf und die stetig wachsende Sammlung zu finden. Doch damit nicht genug, auch über die Behandlung zartester Blätter und Knospen mit teilweise sprudelnd kochendem Wasser legt er bereitwillig Rechenschaft ab. Ganz bescheiden lautet sein Teemotto: „Nur das Beste trinken, immer und überall.“ Neben persönlichen Erfahrungen dient das Buch auch als umfassender Ratgeber und Nachschlagewerk, es behandelt Teesorten und -kultivare ebenso wie die Themen Einkauf, Lagerung, das richtige Wasser, die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten des Aufbrühens und des dazu passenden Zubehörs. Ergänzend werden über 200 verschiedene Tees vorgestellt, sowohl weltbekannte Standards als auch persönliche Favoriten und Kuriositäten. Zahlreiche Fotos illustrieren den Text.
Global Tea Breeding: Achievements, Challenges and Perspectives provides a global review on biodiversity and biotechnology issues in tea breeding and selection. The contributions are written by experts from China, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Turkey, Indonesia, Japan, Bangladesh, Korea, Nigeria, and etc., which countries amount to 90% of the world tea production. This book focuses on the germplasm, breeding and selection of tea cultivars for the production of black, green and Oolong teas from the tea plant, Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze. It can benefit the tea breeders in the global tea industry, as well as the breeders of other woody cash crops like coffee and other sub-tropical fruit trees. Liang Chen is a Professor and Associate Director at National Center for Tea Improvement, Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (TRICAAS), Hangzhou, China. Zeno Apostolides is a Professor at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Zong-Mao Chen is the Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a Professor at the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
The food plants of an area provide the material basis for the survival of its population, and furnish inspiring stimuli for cultural development. There are two parts in this book. Part 1 introduces the cultural aspects of Chinese food plants and the spread of Chinese culinary culture to the world. It also describes how the botanical and cultural information was acquired; what plants have been selected by the Chinese people for food; how these foodstuffs are produced, preserved, and prepared; and what the western societies can learn from Chinese practices. Part 2 provides the botanical identification of the plant kingdom for the esculents used in China as food and/or as beverage. The plants are illustrated with line drawings or composite photographic plates. This book is useful not only as a text for general reading, but also as a work reference. Naturally, it would be a useful addition to the general collection of any library.
The Perfect Gift for Tea Lovers From recipes and advice on tea-making to the history and significance of tea, this informative guide has something for every tea lover Full of exclusive recipes, this is the perfect gift for the foodie in your life. Why We Love Tea goes beyond the art of tea into real advice on tea-making. A selection of unique recipes, along with advice on pairing tea and food, completes this gorgeous book—a must-have for any tea lover. Curious about the culture around drinking tea? Perfect for travel and history lovers, Why We Love Tea dives into the practice of tea ceremony and meditation in different cultures. From the origins of tea to drinking etiquette in other parts ...
After a close call with a deadly epidemic and an attempt on the emperor's life, the imperial court of Qudu is in turmoil. The emperor is determined to hold someone among the noble clans accountable, a desire Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye are prepared to use to their political advantage. The chaos gives them another opportunity as well--a chance to investigate the suspected mastermind behind the fall of Zhongbo five years ago. Yet as they delve deeper into the past, new dangers emerge in the present. For every move they make, their unseen adversary seems always a step ahead, driving them into a trap from which there is no way out. As Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye's lives grow more and more entwined, both find they are increasingly reliant on each other. But when Xiao Chiye extends a hand in their most desperate hour, will Shen Zechuan take it?
Tea is an important non-alcoholic beverage plant of the world. Cultivation of tea is also commercially very important as it earns huge revenue for the tea growing nations especially the developing countries such as India. Although conventional breeding is well-established and contributes significantly for varietal improvement of this plant and other Camellia species with ornamental value, yet, applications of biotechnology vis a vis genomics are essential to improve the productivity and quality of the tea. This book brings out various aspects of breeding, biotechnology and genomics of tea plants. It covers i) Origin and descriptions of health benefits as well as morphological classification ...
Abiotic stress represents the main constraint for agriculture, affecting plant growth and productivity worldwide. Yield losses in agriculture will be potentiated in the future by global warming, increasing contamination, and reduced availability of fertile land. The challenge for agriculture of the present and future is that of increasing the food supply for a continuously growing human population under environmental conditions that are deteriorating in many areas of the world. Minimizing the effects of diverse types of abiotic stresses represents a matter of general concern. Research on all topics related to abiotic stress tolerance, from understanding the stress response mechanisms of plan...