Abstract: The technique of Giemsa banding, C-banding patterns on the root tip chromosomes and the chromocentres of interphase nuclei with three eultivars (Dai Zi Bai, Qun Dan 105 and 2×6) of maize were studied. The results are as follows: 1. After fixation and treatment in a saturated solution of barium hydroxide the preparations were incubated in 0.5×SSC, I×SSC, 3×SSC, 4×SSC or distilled water respectively forⅠ h at 60 ℃ and the other steps in C-banding procedure were not changed so as to find the optimum saline concentration for Giemsa banding in maize. The experimental results shown that 0.5×SSC was the best. But bands could not produced very well by treating samples in distilled water. 2. There were terminal, subterminal and centric bands in Dai Zi Bai and Qun Dan 105. The C-banding patterns on the root tip chromosomes of these two cultivars were different from each other. Qun Dan 105 had 10 prominent bands in total, while Daf Zi Bai had 7. The banding patterns of each chromosome were described in detail. 3. The average chromocentres per cell in Dai Zi, Qun Dan 105 and cultivar 2×6 were 7.1, 10.9 and 7.2 respectively. Their prominent band numbers on the chromosomes were 7, 10 and 8 correspondingly. It seems that the number of C-bands on the chromosomes is close to that of chromocentres.