Chromosome-scale genome assembly of the pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella, a global pest of cotton.

ABSTRACT: The pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is a major global pest of cotton. Current management practices include chemical insecticides, cultural strategies, sterile insect releases, and transgenic cotton producing crystalline (Cry) protein toxins of the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). These strategies have contributed to the eradication of P. gossypiella from the cotton-growing areas of the United States and northern Mexico. However, this pest has evolved resistance to Bt cotton in Asia, where it remains a critical pest, and the benefits of using transgenic Bt crops have been lost. A complete annotated reference genome is needed to improve global Bt resistance management of the pink bollworm. We generated the first chromosome-level genome ass

SUBMITTER: Stahlke AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10085786 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature