Maize plant, in the genome of which a chromosome fragment from the donor Pepitilla is integrated on chromosome 8 bin 5 or bin 6, wherein the chromosome fragment comprises an interval of the donor which shows at least the donor allele of the marker MA0008 and has a polynucleotide which imparts resistance to Helminthosporium turcicum in the maize plant, and wherein the chromosome fragment does not contain a) an interval of the donor between the marker SYN14136 and the marker SYN24931 and/or b) an interval of the donor between the marker PZE-108093748 and the marker MA0004, and/or c) an interval of the donor between the marker PZE-108097482 and the marker PZE-108107671, wherein the polynucleotide comprises a nucleic acid molecule, (i) which has a nucleotide sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1, or (ii) having a nucleotide sequence with an identity of at least 90% to the nucleotide sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1, or (iii) which hybridizes to the complementary strand of a nucleic acid molecule according to (i) or (ii) under stringent conditions, or (iv) which comprises a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 2, or (v) a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence which is at least 90% identical to one of the amino acid sequences according to (iv), and wherein the donor allele of the marker MA0008 at position 152045141 relative to the B73 reference genome AGPv02 shows a thymine; wherein the marker SYN14136 at position 131681497 relative to the B73 reference genome AGPv02 is detectable by means of a primer according to one of the SEQ ID NOs: 17-19, the marker SYN24931 at position 131905855 in relation to the B73 reference genome AGPv02 is detectable by means of a primer according to one of the SEQ ID NOs: 23-25, the marker PZE-108093748 at position 150562764 in relation to the B73 reference genome AGPv02 is detectable by means of a primer according to one of the SEQ ID NOs: 32-34, the marker MA0004 at position 151688652 in relation to the B73 reference genome AGPv02 is detectable by means of a primer according to one of the SEQ ID NOs: 41-43, the marker PZE-108097482 at position 153139646 in relation to the B73 reference genome AGPv02 is detectable by means of a primer according to one of the SEQ ID NOs: 50-52, and the marker PZE-108107671 at position 161543406 in relation to the B73 reference genome AGPv02 is detectable by means of a primer according to one of the SEQ ID NOs: 35-37. a) an interval of the donor between the marker SYN14136 and the marker SYN24931 and/or b) an interval of the donor between the marker PZE-108093748 and the marker MA0004, and/or c) an interval of the donor between the marker PZE-108097482 and the marker PZE-108107671, wherein the polynucleotide comprises a nucleic acid molecule, (i) which has a nucleotide sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1, or (ii) having a nucleotide sequence with an identity of at least 90% to the nucleotide sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1, or (iii) which hybridizes to the complementary strand of a nucleic acid molecule according to (i) or (ii) under stringent conditions, or (iv) which comprises a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 2, or (v) a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence which is at least 90% identical to one of the amino acid sequences according to (iv), (i) which has a nucleotide sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1, or (ii) having a nucleotide sequence with an identity of at least 90% to the nucleotide sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1, or (iii) which hybridizes to the complementary strand of a nucleic acid molecule according to (i) or (ii) under stringent conditions, or (iv) which comprises a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 2, or (v) a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence which is at least 90% identical to one of the amino acid sequences according to (iv), and wherein the donor allele of the marker MA0008 at position 152045141 relative to the B73 reference genome AGPv02 shows a thymine; wherein the marker SYN14136 at position 131681497 relative to the B73 reference genome AGPv02 is detectable by means of a primer according to one of the SEQ ID NOs: 17-19, the marker SYN24931 at position 131905855 in relation to the B73 reference genome AGPv02 is detectable by means of a primer according to one of the SEQ ID NOs: 23-25, the marker PZE-108093748 at position 150562764 in relation to the B73 reference genome AGPv02 is detectable by means of a primer according to one of the SEQ ID NOs: 32-34, the marker MA0004 at position 151688652 in relation to the B73 reference genome AGPv02 is detectable by means of a primer according to one of the SEQ ID NOs: 41-43, the marker PZE-108097482 at position 153139646 in relation to the B73 reference genome AGPv02 is detectable by means of a primer according to one of the SEQ ID NOs: 50-52, and the marker PZE-108107671 at position 161543406 in relation to the B73 reference genome AGPv02 is detectable by means of a primer according to one of the SEQ ID NOs: 35-37.