Marie Jasieniuk
Assistant Professor
mjasien@ucdavis.edu

Plant Science

Office
269 Robbins Hall
(530)752-8166


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Degrees:
1985 PhD McGill University Biology
Research Interests:

Population and ecological genetics of agricultural weeds and invasive plants; genetics, evolution, and spread of herbicide resistance in weed populations; genetics of plant invasions.
Department and Center Affiliations:
Plant Sciences
CBS Graduate Group Affiliations:
Genetics  
Plant Biology  
Graduate Groups not Housed in CBS:
Ecology Horticulture and Agronomy  
Publications:
  • 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, In press.
  • 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.
  • Ahmad, R., P-S Liow, D. F. Spencer, and M. Jasieniuk. 2008. Molecular evidence for a single genetic clone of invasive Arundo donax in the United States. Aquatic Botany 88:113-120.
  • Ahmad, R., P-S Liow, D. F. Spencer, and M. Jasieniuk. 2007. Molecular evidence for a single genetic clone of Arundo donax in the United States. Aquatic Botany, In press.
  • Ahmad, R., M. Okada, J. L. Firestone, C. R. Mallek, and M. Jasieniuk. 2006. Isolation, characterization, and evaluation of microsatellite loci for cultivar identification in the ornamental pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana). Journal of the American Society of Horticultural Sciences 131:499-505.
  • Jasieniuk, M., 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., 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.
  • Jasieniuk, M., A. L. Brule-Babel, and I. N. Morrison. 1996. The evolution and genetics of herbicide resistance in weeds. Weed Science 44:176-193.
Courses:
PLS 012 Plants and Society Winter
SAS 012 Plants and Society Winter
ENH 150 Genetics and Plant Conservation Spring
PLB 170 Plant Molecular Ecology Winter