We present here a tribute to Satish Chandra Maheshwari (known to many as SCM, or simply Satish), one of the greatest plant biologists of our time. He was born on October 4, 1933, in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, and passed away in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on June 12, 2019. He is survived by two of his younger sisters (Sushila Narsimhan and Saubhagya Agrawal), a large number of friends and students from around the world. He has not only been the discoverer of pollen haploids in plants but has also contributed immensely to the field of duckweed research and gene regulation. In addition, he has made discoveries in the area of phytochrome research. The scientific community will always remember him as an extremely dedicated teacher and a passionate researcher; and for his wonderful contributions in the field of Plant Biology. See Sopory and Maheshwari (2001) for a perspective on the beginnings of Plant Molecular Biology in India; and see Raghuram (2002a, b) for the growth and contributions of this field in India.

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Satish Chandra Maheshwari（1933-2019）-一个光彩照人，充满激情且出众的植物生物光。

在这里，我们向当今最伟大的植物生物学家之一Satish Chandra Maheshwari（被称为SCM，简称Satish）致敬。他于1933年10月4日出生在印度北方邦的阿格拉，于2019年6月12日在印度拉贾斯坦邦斋浦尔去世。他的两个妹妹（Sushila Narsimhan和Saubhagya Agrawal）得以幸存，来自世界各地的大量朋友和学生。他不仅是植物中花粉单倍体的发现者，而且还在浮萍研究和基因调控领域做出了巨大贡献。此外，他在植物色素研究领域也有发现。科学界将永远铭记他是一位非常敬业的老师和充满激情的研究人员。以及他在植物生物学领域的杰出贡献。参见Sopory和Maheshwari（2001），了解印度植物分子生物学的起源。参见Raghuram（2002a，b）对该领域在印度的增长和贡献。