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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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Projects
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Legumes Translated
Watson, C., Revoredo Giha, C., Topp, K., Dewhurst, R., Costa Font, M., MacPherson, L., Houdijk, J., Flockhart, J. & Walker, R.
1/11/18 → 31/10/21
Project: Research
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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.
1/04/17 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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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
Research Output
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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, , Dec 2020, In: Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 34, 12, p. 1-36 36 p., e2020GB006561.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 AccessFile6 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 AccessFile4 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)
Datasets
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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
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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
Activities
- 2 Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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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 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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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 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...