Abstract: | Professor Qian Ying-Qian,a renowned Chinese plant biologist and a member of the editorial board of Acta Botanica Sinica(predecessor of JIPB)1989-1993,passed away in Beijing on April 20,2010 at the age of 78.Professor Qian was a former Secretary-General(1978-1988),and Vice President of the Chinese Botanical Society(1988-1999). |