Lodging has seriously influenced not only yield and quality but also the mechanical harvesting of maize.Therefore, it is one of the main problems to be urgently solved in maize production. In recent years, molecular mark-ers has revealed a lot of basic characteristics and genetic basis of maize lodging QTL, which established foundationfor molecular marker-assisted breeding and provided a new strategy for genetic improvement of maize lodging. Inthis article,the advances in maize lodging including influencing factors and QTL mapping were reviewed, and thetrends of QTL studies of maize lodging in the future prospected.