Head Smut is one of the most important diseases of maize in the world. It
happens in the most maize zone at different levels. It has already become one of
the most serious diseases, causing a significant yield and quality losses, especially
in maize spring area of China. The advent of molecular markers and QTL mapping
methods in the last decade provides an opportunity to deeply study the genetic
principles of resistance to head smut. In this study, a F2 popu...