“…Most studies on the inheritance of maize resistance to this disease estimated the presence of few genes controlling the character, with predominance of additive genetic effects over the dominant (Lim and White 1978, Carson and Hooker 1981, Badu-Apraku et al 1987, Coêlho et al 2001, Rezende et al 2004. Thus, it is fundamental for maize breeding programs to obtain superior genotypes in the germplasm, with higher concentration of favorable alleles, aiming at the inclusion of genes resistant to anthracnose leaf blight in commercial hybrids.…”