Marie Jasieniuk
Associate Professor
mjasien@ucdavis.edu
Plant Science
Office
269 Robbins Hall
(530)752-8166
Degrees:
1985
PhD
McGill University
Biology
Research Contribution to Society:
Research in the Jasieniuk lab focuses on two study systems: cropland weeds evolving resistance to herbicides and invasive plants with horticultural origins. The two systems are not only ideal for basic research on processes underlying weed evolution and spread, they include some of the worst weed problems in California. Thus, our research also contributes to improving the management of economically and environmentally significant plant pests in the state.
Research Interests:
Population genetics and evolution of agricultural weeds and invasive plants
The Jasieniuk lab studies the population genetics, molecular ecology, and evolution of agricultural weeds and invasive plants. Our research focuses on elucidating the genetic, demographic, and evolutionary processes underlying the introduction, establishment, and spread of weeds and invasive plants, and their adaptation to changing environments, including management practices.
Department and Center Affiliations:
Plant Sciences
John Muir Institute of the Environment
CBS Graduate Group Affiliations:
Genetics
Plant Biology
Specialties / Focus:
Genetics
Plant Breeding
Plant Biology
Systematics and Evolutionary Biology
Graduate Groups not Housed in CBS:
Ecology Graduate Group
Horticulture and Agronomy Graduate Group
Publications:
Last updated 8/22/2012
Clark, L.V. and M. Jasieniuk. 2012. Spontaneous hybrids between native and exotic Rubus in the Western United States produce offspring both by apomixis and by sexual recombination. Heredity, In press.
Firestone, J.L. and M. Jasieniuk. 2012. Seed production is reduced by small population size in natural populations of the invasive grass Lolium multiflorum. Biological Invasions, In press.
Clark, L.V. and M. Jasieniuk. 2011. POLYSAT: an R package for polyploid microsatellite analysis. Molecular Ecology Resources 11:562-566.
Kleist, A.C. and M. Jasieniuk. 2011. A molecular phylogenetic analysis of invasive and ornamental brooms and their relationships within the Genistoid legumes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 61:970-977.
Okada, M., M. Lyle, and M. Jasieniuk. 2009. Inferring the introduction history of the invasive apomictic grass Cortaderia jubata using microsatellite markers. Diversity and Distributions 15:148-157.
M. Jasieniuk, R. Ahmad, A.M. Sherwood, J.L. Firestone, A. Perez-Jones, W.T. Lanini, C. Mallory-Smith, and Z. Stednick. 2008. Glyphosate-resistant Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) in California: distribution, response to glyphosate, and molecular evidence for an altered target enzyme. Weed Science 56:496-502.
Okada, M., B.J. Grewell, and M. Jasieniuk. 2009. Clonal spread of Ludwigia hexapetala and L. grandiflora in freshwater wetlands of California. Aquatic Botany 91:123-129.
Okada, M., R. Ahmad, and M. Jasieniuk. 2007. Microsatellite variation points to local landscape plantings as sources of invasive pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana) in California. Molecular Ecology 16:4956-4971.
Courses:
PLS
012
Plants and Society
Spring
SAS
012
Plants and Society
Spring
BIS
2B
Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology and Evolution
Winter
PBI
200A
Plant Biology Graduate Group Core Course
Fall