Waxy maize is a special cultivated type of maize in
China. The waxy maize, with many excellent characters
in terms of starch composition and economic
value, is an important raw materials for food
industries, textiles, paper-making and feedstuff. The
origin and evolution of waxy maize still remain
obscure (Zeng 1992; Huang and Rong 1998; Tian
et al. 2003; Wu et al. 2004; Liu et al. 2005).
It was generally considered that the difference
between waxy maize and non-waxy maize was the