Chromosome level draft genomes of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), an alien invasive pest in China
Huan Liu, Tianming Lan, Dongming Fang, Furong Gui, Hongli Wang, Wei Guo, Xiaofang Cheng, Yue Chang, Shuqi He, Lihua Lyu, Sunil Kumar Sahu, Le Cheng, Haimeng Li, Ping Liu, Guangyi Fan, , Xin Liu
This study assembled two chromosome-scale genomes of the fall armyworm in China, revealing gene family expansions and population origins to aid in pest management.
bioRxiv · Jun 15, 2019 · PreprintGenomics