Kairsty Topp

Agricultural Systems Modeller, Agriculture and Farming Systems, CSS : Soils & Systems

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7064-638X

Emailkairsty.topp@sruc.ac.uk

West Mains Road, Kings Buildings
EH9 3JG Edinburgh
United Kingdom

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Research interests

My research interests focus on the synthesis and analysis of data and information from cropping and livestock systems. Key interests include:

how agricultural systems impact on the environment and how an understanding of these issues can inform economic and social models of the farming system
the role of legumes on the sustainability of cropping systems
rotation management on the sustainability of the system
nutrient flows/budgets in agricultural systems
impact of climate on agricultural systems

I have extensive experience of EU funded research programmes and other multi-partner projects and data management within these projects.

Supervision

Main supervisor for 1 PhD student and associate supervisor for 1 PhD student.

Teaching

Co-ordinator for MSc Sustainability of Food Production module.

Education/Academic qualification

Bachelor, University of Aberdeen

Oct 1983 → Jun 1987

Award Date: 1 Jul 2008

PhD, University of Glasgow

Oct 1992 → May 0199

Award Date: 1 Jul 1999

Master, University of York

Oct 1987 → Oct 1988

Award Date: 1 May 1989

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3 Active
7 Finished

Legumes Translated
Watson, C., Revoredo Giha, C., Topp, K., Dewhurst, R., Costa Font, M., MacPherson, L., Houdijk, J., Flockhart, J. & Walker, R.
European Commission
1/11/18 → 31/10/21
Project: Research
Improved estimation and mitigation of nitrous oxide emissions and soil carbon storage from crop residues (ResidueGas)
Rees, B. & Topp, K.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
1/04/17 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
Redesigning european cropping systems based on species MIXtures (ReMix)
Watson, C., Borthwick, F., Rees, B., Ross, D., Topp, K., Baddeley, J., Walker, R. & Barnes, A.
European Commission
1/04/17 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
RESAS Strategic Research Programme 2016-21 WP2.3 Productive and sustainable land management
Wall, E., Smith, S., Nicoll, L., Parker, J., Robertson, D., Davidson, R., Donbavand, J., Anderson, C., Roehe, R., Harrison, B., Purcell, L., Duthie, C., Gunn, G., Pritchard, T., Jones, S., Bagnall, A., Vosough Ahmadi, B., Archibald, I., Rees, B., Eory, V., Glenk, K., Edwards, T., Buckingham, S., March, M., Broadbent, C., Cloy, J., Hargreaves, P., Wishart, H., Griffiths, B., Fox, N., Sparks, N., Shrestha, S., Banos, G., Henry, M., Watson, C., Dickinson, J., Topp, K., Burnett, F., Kyle, J., Denholm, S., Dewhurst, R., Lawson, D., McCubbin, I., Dwyer, C., Holland, J., McCracken, D., Barratt, A., Havis, N., Stanisz-Migal, M., Miller, G., Bowen, J., Hutchings, M., Creissen, H., D'Eath, R., Baddeley, J., Houdijk, J., Coffey, M., Morgan-Davies, C., Walker, R., Turner, S., Haskell, M., Barnes, A., Athanasiadou, S., Cole, L., Sandilands, V., McLaren, A., MacLeod, M. & Smith, L.
1/04/19 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
Provision of analysis to quantify non-CO2 abatement in the UK agriculture sector by 2050, with an emphasis on the potential for innovative and novel measures
Eory, V., Rees, B., Topp, K., Dewhurst, R. & Wall, E.
3/01/19 → 31/03/19
Project: Research

85 Article
7 Chapter
6 Conference contribution
5 Paper
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Calibration and validation of the DNDC model to estimate nitrous oxide emissions and crop productivity for a summer maize-winter wheat double cropping system in Hebei, China
Abdalla, M., Song, X., Ju, X., Topp, CFE. & Smith, P., Jul 2020, In: Environmental Pollution. 262, 114199.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
Evaluating the potential of legumes to mitigate N2O emissions from permanent grassland using process-based models
Fuchs, K., Merbold, L., Buchmann, N., Bellocchi, G., Bindi, M., Brilli, L., Conant, R., Dorich, C. D., Ehrhardt, F., Fitton, N., Grace, P., Klumpp, K., Liebig, M., Lieffering, M., Martin, R., Newton, P. CD., Rees, RM., Recous, S., Smith, P., Soussana, JF. & 2 others, Topp, CFE. & Snow, V., Dec 2020, In: Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 34, 12, p. 1-36 36 p., e2020GB006561.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Global Research Alliance N ₂O chamber methodology guidelines: Summary of modeling approaches
Giltrap, D., Yeluripati, J. B., Smith, P., Fitton, N., Smith, W. N., Grant, B., Dorich, C. D., Deng, J., Topp, CFE., Abdalla, M., Liang, L. L. & Snow, V., Sep 2020, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 49, 5, p. 1168-1185 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File
6 Citations (Scopus)

11 Downloads (Pure)
Global research alliance N2O chamber methodology guidelines: statistical considerations, emission factor calculation, and data reporting
de Klein, CAM., Alfaro, M. A., Giltrap, D., Topp, CFE., Simon, P. L., Noble, A. & van der Weerden, TJ., Sep 2020, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 49, 5, p. 1156-1167 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File
4 Citations (Scopus)

20 Downloads (Pure)
Impacts of climate change on livestock and possible adaptations: a case study of the United Kingdom
Wreford, A. & Topp, CFE., Feb 2020, In: Agricultural Systems. 178, 102737.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus)

Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Platform - InveN2Ory. Defra project number AC0116
Topp, K. (Contributor) & Rees, B. (Contributor), Freshwater Biological Association, 5 Apr 2017
http://www.environmentdata.org/archive/ghgno:676
Dataset
Carbon and nitrogen flux, meteorological, management and soil data from a grazed, cut and fertilised temperate grassland in south east Scotland
Jones, S. (Contributor), Helfter, C. (Creator), Anderson, M. (Creator), Coyle, M. (Creator), Campbell, C. (Contributor), Famulari, D. (Creator), Di Marco, C. (Creator), Van Dijk, N. (Creator), Tang, Y. S. (Creator), Topp, K. (Contributor), Kiese, R. (Creator), Kindler, R. (Creator), Siemens, J. (Creator), Schrumpf, M. (Creator), Kaiser, K. (Creator), Nemitz, E. (Creator), Levy, P. E. (Creator), Rees, B. (Contributor), Sutton, M. A. (Creator) & Skiba, U. M. (Creator), NERC Environmental Information Data Centre, 1 Jan 2017
DOI: 10.5285/7e6e6955-a9d7-4f8a-961e-3fa3d56d0ead, https://doi.org/10.5285%2F7e6e6955-a9d7-4f8a-961e-3fa3d56d0ead
Dataset

2 Organising a conference, workshop, ...

Advances in Legume Science and Practice
Rob Carlton (Member of programme committee), Barbara Smith (Member of programme committee), Kairsty Topp (Member of programme committee) & Christine Watson (Member of programme committee)
21 Mar 2021 → 22 Mar 2021
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Soil Improvement: Impact of Management Practices on Soil Function and Quality
Felicity Crotty (Member of programme committee), Kate Smith (Member of programme committee) & Kairsty Topp (Participant)
31 Oct 2016
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...