Edith Garot (MCF, PhD)

Maître de conférences (Dr.)
Université de La Réunion, 117 rue du général Ailleret, 97430 Le Tampon
UMR PVMBT (Peuplements Végétaux et Bioagresseurs en Milieu Tropical)

Research interests

I am interested in understanding how plant adapt to biotic and abiotic constraints of their environment and I mainly focused on cultivated and wild tropical plants. During my PhD, I studied the dynamics of genetic diversity in a forest tree endemic to Reunion Island (Coffea mauritiana). I more precisely examined the patterns of genetic diversity of the species and identified the main drivers of population divergences. I also uncovered the demographic history of the species, using two different methods of modelisation, and I identified the past ecological disturbances associated with population size variations. Finally, I also searched for leaf adaptive traits in C. mauritiana using a multi-approach analysis considering genomic, transcriptomic and phenotypic data.

I next joined BASE team (UMR GQE) to strengthen my skills in biostatistics while working on the impact of environmental factors on plant morphology and phenology.

In 2020 I joined UMR PVBMT (team “Diversité et utilisation durable des ressources génétiques végétales en milieu tropical”). I am currently involved in research programs studying phylogeny and genetic diversity in plants endemic to Reunion Island, such as Acanthophoenix palm trees. I have also increasing interest in studying genetic basis of pest resistance in local cultivated plants, such as eggplant and vanilla.


Key-words :  genetic diversity, local adaptation, demographic inference, plant breeding, NGS

Publications

ORCID

 

  • Garot E, Dussert S, Domergue F, Joët T, Fock-Bastide I, Combes M-C, et al. (2020). Multi-approach Analysis Reveals Local Adaptation in a Widespread Forest Tree of Reunion Island. Plant Cell Physiol: pcaa160.
  • Garot E, Joët T, Combes M-C, Lashermes P (2019). Genetic diversity and population divergences of an indigenous tree (Coffea mauritiana) in Reunion Island: role of climatic and geographical factors. Heredity 122: 833–847.
  • Garot E, Joët T, Combes M-C, Severac D, Lashermes P (2019). Plant population dynamics on oceanic islands during the Late Quaternary climate changes: genetic evidence from a tree species (Coffea mauritiana) in Reunion Island. New Phytol 224: 974–986.

Teaching activities

My teaching topics include plant biology, ecology, biostatistics and "omics" area. I'm involved at licence and master levels mostly at UFR SHE, but also in a few other departments (IUT, UFR ST and UFR Santé) belonging to Université de La Réunion.

Master BEST-T (UFR SHE) :

Écologie évolutive tropicale terrestre en milieu insulaire (Master 1)

Ecologie numérique (Master 1)

Ecological Data Analysis (Master 1)

Analyse de données et modélisation (Master 2)

UEO (UFR SHE) :

Le Sexe, ça vaut le coup ? (Licences 1, 2, 3)

La Réunion, sa nout zarlor (Licence 1, 2, 3)

Other departments :

Metabarcoding and applications in food perishability

Next Generation Sequencing and applications to human health

Environmental issues : biodiversity and agroecology

Position and academic records

Since Sept. 2020Assistant professor, University of Reunion Island, UMR PVBMT, La Réunion
2020Post-doctoral position, INRAE, UMR GQE-Le Moulon, BASE team, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
 Deciphering genotype × environment interactions in maize inbreed lines Project Warm Rules, funded by DATA IA Institue of Convergence.
 Supervisors : C. Dillmann and E. Marchadier
2019PhD, UMR DIADE, IRD, University of Montpellier.
 Dynamics of genetic diversity in insular territories : genetic structure, demographic history and local adaptation of a tree (Coffea mauritiana Lam.) endemic to Reunion Island.
 Supervisor : Philippe Lashermes.
2016MSc in Engineering - Agricultural and agronomy engineering, Agrocampus Ouest, Rennes (formerly École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Rennes)
 Specialisation : Plant production Plant breeding