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'Father of hybrid rice' passes away at 91
“雜交水稻之父”逝世,享年91歲
Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, renowned for developing the first hybrid rice strain that pulled countless people out of hunger, died of illness at 91 on Saturday.
中國科學家袁隆平于周六因疾病去世,享年91歲。他曾研發出首批雜交水稻品種,讓無數百姓擺脫饑餓。