Jenna Malone

Dr Jenna Malone

Grant-Funded Researcher (B)

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Jenna Malone is a senior postdoctoral fellow with the Weed Science Research group at the University of Adelaide. She works on understanding and management of herbicide resistant weeds, with a focus on the evolution and inheritance of molecular resistance mechanisms.

Weeds present one of the largest costs to agriculture, with expenditure on weed management and yield loss caused by weeds estimated to cost Australian grain growers over $3 billion annually. Herbicides are by far the most effective weed control tools and therefore the most widely used weed management practice of growers. However, a consequence of the extensive use of herbicides for weed control has been the evolution of herbicide resistant weeds. 

Weeds can evolve resistance to herbicides via a variety of mechanisms, and my research focuses on the investigation and understanding of the biochemical and molecular processes involved in these resistance mechanisms.

For more information, visit the Weed Science Research Group website.

 

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2023 Merriam, A. B., Malone, J. M., Hereward, J. P., Gill, G., & Preston, C. (2023). Population structure of
    <scp>ALS</scp>
    ‐inhibiting herbicide resistant
    <i>Sonchus oleraceus</i>
    in South Australia. Pest Management Science, 79(9), 11 pages.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS1
    2023 Merriam, A. B., Malone, J. M., Hereward, J. P., Gill, G., & Preston, C. (2023). Point mutations including a novel Pro-197-Phe mutation confer cross-resistance to acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibiting herbicides in Lactuca serriola in Australia. Pest Management Science, 79(12), 5333-5340.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
    2022 Figueiredo, M. R. A. D., Küpper, A., Malone, J. M., Petrovic, T., Figueiredo, A. B. T. B. D., Campagnola, G., . . . Gaines, T. A. (2022). An in-frame deletion mutation in the degron tail of auxin coreceptor IAA2 confers resistance to the herbicide 2,4-D in Sisymbrium orientale. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(9), 1-9.
    DOI Scopus16 WoS10 Europe PMC9
    2022 Ramiz, Z., Malone, J., Preston, C., & Gill, G. (2022). Genetic control of seed dormancy in Lolium rigidum and its association with GA20ox and ABA1 expression. Crop and Pasture Science, 73(12), 1406-1415.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS2
    2022 Ramiz, Z., Malone, J., Preston, C., & Gill, G. (2022). Selection for seed dormancy within Bromus diandrus populations alters ABA1 and GA20ox gene expression. Crop and Pasture Science, 73(12), 1-9.
    DOI
    2021 Barua, R., Boutsalis, P., Kleemann, S., Malone, J., Gill, G., & Preston, C. (2021). Alternative Herbicides for Controlling Herbicide-Resistant Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua L.) in Turf. Agronomy, 11(11), 1-10.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS2
    2021 Barua, R., Malone, J., Boutsalis, P., Gill, G., & Preston, C. (2021). Inheritance and mechanism of glyphosate resistance in annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.). Pest Management Science, 78(4), 9 pages.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
    2021 Merriam, A. B., Malone, J., Gill, G., & Preston, C. (2021). Can rotations improve management of herbicide-resistant annual sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) and prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola) in lentil production systems of southern Australia?. Weed Technology, 35(4), 532-538.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS3
    2021 Adu‐Yeboah, P., Malone, J. M., Gill, G., & Preston, C. (2021). Stability of EPSPS Gene Copy Number in Hordeum glaucum Steud (Barley Grass) in the Presence and Absence of Glyphosate Selection. Pest Management Science, 77(7), 3080-3087.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1
    2021 Adu-Yeboah, P., Malone, J. M., Gill, G., & Preston, C. (2021). Non-Mendelian inheritance of gene amplification-based resistance to glyphosate in Hordeum glaucum (barley grass) from South Australia. Pest Management Science, 77(10), 4298-4302.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
    2020 Minati, M. H., Preston, C., & Malone, J. (2020). Resistance of flaxleaf fleabane (Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronquist) to glyphosate. Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 44(1), 6 pages.
    DOI
    2020 Minati, M. H., Preston, C., & Malone, J. (2020). Genetic diversity and spread of glyphosate-resistant flaxleaf fleabane. Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 44(1), 11 pages.
    DOI
    2020 Adu-Yeboah, P., Malone, J. M., Fleet, B., Gill, G., & Preston, C. (2020). EPSPS Gene Amplification Confers Resistance to Glyphosate Resistant Populations of Hordeum glaucum Stued (Northern Barley Grass) in South Australia.. Pest management science, 76(4), 1214-1221.
    DOI Scopus24 WoS20 Europe PMC3
    2020 Barua, R., Preston, C., Malone, J., Gill, G., & Boutsalis, P. (2020). Incidence of multiple herbicide resistance in annual bluegrass (Poa annua) across southeastern Australia. Weed Science, 68(4), 340-347.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS5
    2020 Nguyen, H., Malone, J., Boutsalis, P., & Preston, C. (2020). Genetic diversity of glyphosate resistant Echinochloa colona in Australia. Journal of Research in Weed Science, 3(2), 145-161.
    DOI
    2019 Dang, H. T., Malone, J. M., Gill, G., & Preston, C. (2019). Cross-resistance to diflufenican and picolinafen and its inheritance in oriental mustard (Sisymbrium orientale L.). Pest Management Science, 75(1), 195-203.
    DOI Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC1
    2019 Nguyen, H., Malone, J., Krishnan, M., Boutsalis, P., & Preston, C. (2019). Inheritance of glyphosate resistance in Echinochloa colona from Australia. Journal of Research in Weed Science, 2(4), 310-331.
    DOI
    2019 Dang, H. T., Long, W., Malone, J. M., Preston, C., & Gill, G. (2019). No apparent fitness costs associated with phytoene desaturase mutations conferred resistance to diflufenican and picolinafen in oriental mustard (Sisymbrium orientale L.). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 155, 51-57.
    DOI Scopus5 WoS3 Europe PMC1
    2019 Long, W., Malone, J., Boutsalis, P., & Preston, C. (2019). Diversity and extent of mutations endowing resistance to the acetolactate synthase (AHAS)-inhibiting herbicides in Indian hedge mustard (Sisymbrium orientale)populations in Australia. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 157, 53-59.
    DOI Scopus8 WoS6 Europe PMC1
    2018 Dang, H., Malone, J., Boutsalis, P., Krishnan, M., Gill, G., & Preston, C. (2018). Reduced translocation in 2,4-D-resistant oriental mustard populations (Sisymbrium orientale L.) from Australia. Pest management science, 74(6), 1524-1532.
    DOI Scopus19 WoS20 Europe PMC7
    2018 Dang, H. T., Malone, J. M., Boutsalis, P., Gill, G., & Preston, C. (2018). The Mechanism of Diflufenican Resistance and its Inheritance in Oriental Mustard (Sisymbrium orientale L.) from Australia. Pest Management Science, 74(6), 1279-1285.
    DOI Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC3
    2018 Ravet, K., Patterson, E. L., Krähmer, H., Hamouzová, K., Fan, L., Jasieniuk, M., . . . Gaines, T. A. (2018). The Power and Potential of Genomics in Weed Biology and Management.. Pest management science, 74(10), 2216-2225.
    DOI Scopus62 WoS51 Europe PMC25
    2017 Saini, R., Malone, J., Preston, C., & Gill, G. (2017). Persistence of resistance alleles 1781, 2041, and 2078 in the absence of herbicide selection. Agronomy Journal, 109(5), 1806-1810.
    DOI Scopus1
    2017 Dang, H., Malone, J., Boutsalis, P., Gill, G., & Preston, C. (2017). Identification of a target-site mutation conferring resistance to triazine herbicides in oriental mustard (Sisymbrium orientale L.) from Australia. Weed Biology and Management, 17(4), 153-160.
    DOI Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC1
    2017 Fleet, B., Malone, J., Preston, C., & Gill, G. (2017). Target-Site Point Mutation Conferring Resistance to Trifluralin in Rigid Ryegrass (Lolium rigidum). Weed Science, 66(2), 246-253.
    DOI Scopus17 WoS17 Europe PMC1
    2017 Shergill, L., Malone, J., Boutsalis, P., Preston, C., & Gill, G. (2017). Inheritance of quizalofop resistance in a smooth barley biotype from South Australia. Agronomy Journal, 109(6), 2820-2827.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS2
    2017 Saini, R. K., Malone, J., Gill, G., & Preston, C. (2017). Inheritance of evolved clethodim resistance in Lolium rigidum populations from Australia. Pest Management Science, 73(8), 1604-1610.
    DOI Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC1
    2017 Shergill, L., Malone, J., Boutsalis, P., Preston, C., & Gill, G. (2017). Basis of ACCase and ALS inhibitor resistance in Hordeum glaucum Steud. Pest Management Science, 73(8), 1638-1647.
    DOI Scopus15 WoS13 Europe PMC4
    2017 Malone, J. M., Virtue, J. G., Williams, C., & Preston, C. (2017). Genetic diversity of giant reed (A rundo donax) in Australia. Weed Biology and Management, 17(1), 17-28.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS10
    2017 Ngo, T., Malone, J., Boutsalis, P., Gill, G., & Preston, C. (2017). EPSPS gene amplification conferring resistance to glyphosate in windmill grass (Chloris truncata) in Australia. Pest Management Science, 74(5), 1101-1108.
    DOI Scopus57 WoS51 Europe PMC20
    2016 Nguyen, T., Malone, J., Boutsalis, P., Shirley, N., & Preston, C. (2016). Temperature influences the level of glyphosate resistance in barnyardgrass (Echinochloa colona). Pest Management Science, 72(5), 1031-1039.
    DOI Scopus40 WoS36 Europe PMC9
    2016 Malone, J., Morran, S., Shirley, N., Boutsalis, P., & Preston, C. (2016). EPSPS gene amplification in glyphosate-resistant Bromus diandrus. Pest management science, 72(1), 81-88.
    DOI Scopus80 WoS76 Europe PMC34
    2016 Saini, R., Malone, J., Preston, C., & Gill, G. (2016). Frost reduces clethodim efficacy in cethodim-resistant rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) populations. Weed Science, 64(2), 207-215.
    DOI Scopus4 WoS4
    2015 Shergill, L., Malone, J., Boutsalis, P., Preston, C., & Gill, G. (2015). Target-site point mutations conferring resistance to ACCase-inhibiting herbicides in smooth barley (Hordeum glaucum) and hare barley (Hordeum leporinum). Weed Science, 63(2), 408-415.
    DOI Scopus15 WoS14 Europe PMC2
    2015 Preston, C., & Malone, J. (2015). Inheritance of resistance to 2,4-D and chlorsulfuron in a multiple resistant population of Sisymbrium orientale.. Pest management science, 71(11), 1523-1528.
    DOI Scopus27 WoS25 Europe PMC11
    2015 Saini, R., Malone, J., Preston, C., & Gill, G. (2015). Target enzyme-based resistance to clethodim in lolium rigidum populations in Australia. Weed Science, 63(4), 946-953.
    DOI Scopus15 WoS12
    2014 Adu-Yeboah, P., Malone, J., Gill, G., & Preston, C. (2014). Reduced glyphosate translocation in two glyphosate-resistant populations of rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) from fence lines in South Australia. Weed Science, 62(1), 4-10.
    DOI Scopus18 WoS20 Europe PMC7
    2014 Malone, J., Boutsalis, P., Baker, J., & Preston, C. (2014). Distribution of herbicide-resistant acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase alleles in Lolium rigidum across grain cropping areas of South Australia. Weed Research, 54(1), 78-86.
    DOI Scopus46 WoS46
    2012 Bostamam, Y., Malone, J., Dolman, F., Boutsalis, P., & Preston, C. (2012). Rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) populations containing a target site mutation in EPSPS and reduced glyphosate translocation are more resistant to glyphosate. Weed Science, 60(3), 474-479.
    DOI Scopus48 WoS49 Europe PMC17
    - Ramiz, Z., Malone, J., Preston, C., & Gill, G. (n.d.). Impact of water stress during reproductive development on seed dormancy in Bromus diandrus Roth and Lolium rigidum Gaudin. Crop &amp; Pasture Science, 75(1).
    DOI

  • Conference Papers
    Year Citation
    2018 Brunton, D., Fleet, B., Boutsalis, P., Malone, J., & Preston, C. (2018). What roles for metabolism-based resistance to pre-emergent herbicides in Lolium rigidum. In ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Vol. 256 (pp. 1 page). Boston, MA: AMER CHEMICAL SOC.
    2018 Merriam, A., Boutsalis, P., Malone, J., Gill, G., & Preston, C. (2018). Extent of herbicide resistant common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) in southern Australia. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Weeds Conference (pp. 16-19). online: AWC.
    2014 Shergill, L., Preston, C., Boutsalis, P., Malone, J., & Gill, G. (2014). Amino acid substitutions in ACCase gene of barley grass (Hordeum glaucum Steud.) associated with resistance to ACCase-inhibiting herbicides.. In Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Weeds Conference: Science, Community and Food Security: the Weed Challenge (pp. 7-10). Hobart, Tasmania: Tasmanian Weed Society.
    2014 Saini, R., Preston, C., Malone, J., & Gill, G. (2014). Molecular basis of resistance to clethodim in Australian ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) populations.. In Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Weeds Conference: Science, Community and Food Security: the Weed Challenge (pp. 11-14). Hobart, Tasmania: Tasmanian Weed Society.
    2012 Malone, J. M., Cook, A., Wu, H., Hashem, A., & Preston, C. (2012). Management of glyphosate resistant weeds in non-agricultural areas. In V. Eldershaw (Ed.), 18th Australasian Weeds Conference Proceedings (pp. 184-186). Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
    2012 Malone, J., Cook, A., Wu, H., Hashem, A., & Preston, C. (2012). Management of glyphosate resistant weeds in non-agricultural areas.. In Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Weeds Conference: Developing Solutions to Evolving Weed Problems. (pp. 184-186). Melbourne, Victoria: Weed Society of Victoria Inc..
    2012 Thai, H., Malone, J., Boutsalis, P., & Preston, C. (2012). Glyphosate resistance in barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona). In V. Eldershaw (Ed.), Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Weeds Conference: Developing Solutions to Evolving Weed Problems. (pp. 237-240). Melbourne, Victoria: Weed Society of Victoria Inc..
    2010 Virtue, J. G., Reynolds, T., Malone, J. M., Preston, C., & Williams, C. (2010). Managing the weed risk of cultivated Arundo donax. In S. M. Zydenbos (Ed.), Proceedings of the 17th Australian Weeds Conference (pp. 176-179). Christchurch, New Zealand.
    2010 Malone, J. M., Boutsalis, P., & Preston, C. (2010). Spread of herbicide resistance alleles in Lolium rigidum Gaud. (annual ryegrass).. In Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Weeds Conference: New Frontiers in New Zealand: Together we can beat the weeds. (pp. 258-261). Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand Plant Protection Society.

  • Conference Items
    Year Citation
    2016 Krishnan, M., Nguyen, T. H., Malone, J., Morran, S., Boutsalis, P., & Preston, C. (2016). Mechanisms and inheritance of glyphosate resistance in Echinochloa colona from Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Weed Science Society of America’s Annual Meeting.
Date Investigators Title Funding body Amount Role
2022 J Malone, J Rathjen Novel approaches to understanding the chickpea-mesorhizobial symbiosis UofA (Charlick) $17,800 Chief investigator
2021-2022 A Hennessey, J Malone, P Vetch, T Cavagnaro, D Plett Next generation laser technology for horticultural weed control UofA (Roadmap) $21,766 Partner Investigator
2020-2025 C Preston, J Malone, H Beckie, M Widderick, N Aggarwal, D Goggin, R Busi  Developing strategies to mitigate and manage resistance to key herbicides GRDC $2,121,610 Chief investigator
2016 J Malone University of Queensland Bioinformatics Winter School Travel Funding UofA $1000 Sole applicant
2015-2020 C Preston, J Malone, M Krishnan, F Dolman Mechanisms, evolution and inheritance of resistance GRDC $1,498,727 Partner investigator
2014 J Malone Yitpi Research Award: Crop Science Research UofA $9,950 Chief investigator
2013 J Malone Yitpi Research Award: Crop Science Research UofA $10,000 Chief investigator
2011 J Malone Early Career Weed Scientist Travel Award CAWS $2000 Sole applicant
2008-2012 C Preston, J Malone Understanding and management of weed resistance to glyphosate GRDC $697,255 Chief investigator

Contribute to the Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences and the Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology

Courses:

  • Foundations in Plants Science II
  • Plant Health III
  • Research Skills for Applied Biology II

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 Co-Supervisor New gene sources of herbicide tolerance among LongReach wheat germplasm through mutation breeding and genome editing Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Edith Mugehu

  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2018 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Genetic Control of Seed Dormancy in Lolium rigidum Gaudin and Bromus diandrus Roth Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Zarka Ramiz
    2017 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Characterization of Glyphosate Resistance in Hordeum glaucum Steud (Barley grass) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Patricia Lowery Adu-Yeboah
    2017 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Herbicide Resistant Common Sowthistle (Sonchus Oleraceus L.) and Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca Serriola L.): Management Considerations in Lentils Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Alicia Blyth Merriam
    2015 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Investigation of Herbicide Resistance in Oriental Mustard (Sisymbrium orientale L.) in Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Hue Thi Dang
    2012 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Clethodim Resistance in Lolium rigidum (Annual Ryegrass) and its Management in Broadleaf crops Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Rupinder Kaur Saini
    2011 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Evolution and spread of glyphosate resistant barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona (L.) Link) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Hoan Thai Nguyen

  • Board Memberships
    Date Role Board name Institution name Country
    2020 - ongoing Advisory Board Member Agricultural Bureau of South Australia University of Adelaide Australia

  • Committee Memberships
    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2020 - ongoing Member AFW Executive Committee School of Ag, Food and Wine Australia
    2020 - ongoing Member Gender, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee Faculty of Sciences Australia
    2015 - ongoing Member AFW HSW Committee School of Ag, Food and Wine Australia
  • Position: Grant-Funded Researcher (B)
  • Phone: 83137303
  • Email: jenna.malone@adelaide.edu.au
  • Fax: 83137109
  • Campus: Waite
  • Building: Main Building, floor LG
  • Org Unit: Agricultural Science
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