| AER | Aspergillus ear rot |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| DON | deoxynivalenol |
| DON% (M/M) | calculated between general means |
| DON% DON | contamination for a GER% visual infection, mean of eight epidemics (year * isolate) |
| FDK | Fusarium damaged kernel mothers |
| FER | Fusarium ear rot |
| FUM | fumonisin B1 + B2 |
| FUMB1 | fumonisin B1 |
| G1-G4 | 5 maize genotypes |
| GCA | general combining ability |
| GER | Gibberella ear rot |
| GER% | Gibberella ear rot severity as percentage |
| (M+F)/2 | parental mean |
| MR | moderately resistant |
| MS/MR | susceptible/moderately resistant |
| ns | not significant |
| QTL | quantitative trait locus |
| S | susceptible |
| SCA | specific combining ability |
| ZEA | zearalenone |