Chromosome-level genome assembly of Ctenoplusia agnata and its potential application in Plusiinae pest management.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ctenoplusia agnata is a polyphagous pest affecting bean crops and cruciferous vegetables across East Asian countries, including Korea. Its periodic outbreaks cause significant damage to crops. The lack of a genome assembly has limited research on integrated pest management strategies and understanding its phylogenetic relationships with related species.

Results

We sequenced the genome of a Korean C. agnata using PacBio Revio long-read combined with Pore-C scaffolding. The final assembly (GCA_041146325.1, 406.7 Mb) comprises 70 scaffolds, with the largest 31 scaffolds representing 95.1% of the assembly, corresponding to the expected 31 chromosomes. BUSCO analysis confirmed high completeness with 98.8% gene coverage and 36% GC content. The assembly achieved a scaffo

SUBMITTER: Kim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12332114 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature