中文摘要：

引进来源于多样性中心的热带、亚热带玉米种质是解决我国玉米种质资源狭窄的有效途径。光周期敏感性是热带、亚热带玉米种质在温带地区应用的主要障碍。对光周期敏感性的遗传特点和相关基因的定位及克隆研究方面取得的成果进行了综述，结合模式植物拟南芥和水稻光周期敏感性研究方面的进展，对玉米光周期敏感性研究的发展趋势进行了展望。

英文摘要：

Introducing tropical and sub-tropical germplasm from diversity center was an efficiency approach to enrich the limited germplasm of maize in China. Photoperiod sensitivity was the major obstacle of using tropical and sub-tropical germplasm in temperate zone. This paper summarized recent progress in the genetic research and related genes of photoperiod sensitivity in maize, in combination with the progress in the related field in mode plant Arabidopsis and rice, the trends of the research on photoperiod sensitivity were discussed.