Joy Clarke
Research Officer, Mushroom ResearchResearch Interests
- Mushroom crop productivity – identifying what influences yield, quality, and overall farm performance.
- Disease management – studying major mushroom diseases and finding practical ways to reduce their impact.
- Fly control – exploring effective, sustainable methods to manage flies and minimise crop damage.
- Sustainable production – supporting environmentally responsible approaches across all stages of mushroom growing.
- Farm‑focused solutions – working closely with growers to develop advice and strategies
Education
PhD (2024) Maynooth University
BSc Biological and Biomedical Sciences (2020) Maynooth University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2654-0828
Clarke, J., Grogan, H., Fitzpatrick, D. and Kavanagh, K., 2022. Analysis of the effect of Bacillus velezensis culture filtrate on the growth and proteome of Cladobotryum mycophilum. Fungal Biology, 126(1), pp.11-19.
Clarke, J., Grogan, H., Fitzpatrick, D. and Kavanagh, K., 2022. Characterising the proteomic response of mushroom pathogen Lecanicillium fungicola to Bacillus velezensis QST 713 and Kos biocontrol agents. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 163(2), pp.369-379.
Clarke, J., McGuinness, B., Fitzpatrick, D., Kavanagh, K. and Grogan, H., 2024. Response of the mushroom pathogen Cladobotryum mycophilum to the fungicides prochloraz and metrafenone and two Bacillus-based biological control agents in mushroom crop trials. Crop Protection, 177, p.106530.
Clarke, J., Kavanagh, K., Grogan, H. and Fitzpatrick, D.A, 2024. Population dynamics of mushroom casing over the course of Agaricus bisporus cultivation in the presence of Bacillus velezensis QST 713 and Bacillus velezensis Kos biocontrol agents. Biological Control. p.105600.
Clarke, J., Fitzpatrick, D.A., Kavanagh, K. and Grogan, H., 2025. The control of mushroom pathogen Lecanicillium fungicola with fungicides and Bacillus-based biocontrol treatments during crop trial studies. BMC microbiology, 25(1), p.767.