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PROF SNOW BARLOW



Contact Details

Organization: Agriculture and Food Systems
Position: CHAIR IN FOOD PRODUCTION HORTICULTURE
Email:
Homepage: http://www.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/staff/barlow.html
Work: 8344 5008
Mobile: 0407 251 574
Fax: 8344 5037
Building: Institute Of Land And Food Resources
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Global climate change, The impact of greenhouses gases on agricultural and natural resource based industries Policies regarding greenhouse gas impact Australia
Landscape design for more efficient water use, Rural and regional innovation Physiology of quality of grape production Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Rural Science Honours New England 25-Mar-1967
Rural Science New England 24-Mar-1973
Doctor of Philosophy University of Oregon 15-Jun-1974

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Physiology of grape quality Chief Investigator GRAPE & WINE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORP Research Grants 01/07/2000
Principal Research Fellow appointment in adult learning and extension - Mark Paine Chief Investigator AUST DAIRY CORP Project Grants (DAIRY AUSTRALIA) 01/04/2005
NEW INDUSTRIES FOR FUTURE CLIMATES Chief Investigator RURAL INDUSTRIES R & D CORPORATION Project Grants 30/04/2008
ADAPTATION OF THE AUSTRALIAN WINE INDUSTRY TO CLIMATE CHANGE - OPPORTUNITIES AND VULNERABILITIES Chief Investigator GRAPE & WINE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORP Research Grants 01/05/2009
DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXTENSION APPROACH TO ASSIST WINEGRAPE GROWERS' ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE Principal Supervisor GRAPE & WINE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORP Postgraduate Scholarships

Contracts

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
IAN WATSON PG SCHOLARSHIP IN VITICULTURE Chief Investigator SHELMERDINE VINEYARD,
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
SUSTAINABLE FARMING SYSTEMS FOR 21ST CENTURY- ROWDEN WHITE Chief Investigator

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • "Smarter" Irrigation Technologies?
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Australian Nutgrower: The Journal of the Australian Nut Industry Council Limited
    Volume: 22
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 3-5
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  • Development of inflorescence primordia in Vitis vinifera L. cv. Chardonnay from hot and cool climates
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
    Volume: 14
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 46-53
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Making every drop count: 'smarter' irrigation technologies
    Year: 2007
    Journal: The Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
    Volume: 526
    Page numbers: 46-48
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Impact on Australian viticulture from greenhouse induced climate change
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Bulletin of Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
    Volume: 19
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 15-17
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  • Potential impacts of projected greenhouse gas-induced climate change on Australian viticulture
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Wine Industry Journal
    Volume: 21
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 16-20
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Regional and economic benefits from smarter irrigation
    Year: 2006
    Event name: Annual ANCID Conference 2006
    Conference Publication: The North: Opportunities for the Future - The Catchment Community Working Together
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 1-4
    Publisher: Australian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage(Darwin)
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  • Regional and economic benefits through smarter irrigation
    Year: 2006
    Event name: The North - Opportunities for the Future - The Catchment Community Working Together
    Conference Publication: ANCID 2006 Naional Conference and Exhibition
    Page numbers: 94-95
    Publisher: Australian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage(Darwin)
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Publications in 2005

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Physiological, growth, yield and quality responses of 'Shiraz' berries manipulated using PRD and drip irrigation
    Year: 2005
    Event name: VIIth International Symposium on grapevine physiology and biotechnology
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the VIIth International Symposium on grapevine physiology and biotechnology
    Volume: 689
    Page numbers: 365 - 372
    Publisher: International Society for Horticultural Science(Leuven)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • PRD: A response to irrigation type or water level? A case-study in north-eastern Victoria
    Year: 2004
    Journal: The Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
    Volume: 490
    Page numbers: 58-62
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Recruiting and Managing Research Scientists in the Australian Rural Sector
    Year: 2004
    Event name: "Beyond Brain Drain"- Mobility, Competitiveness and Scientific Excellence
    Conference Publication: 'Beyond Brain Drain' Mobility, competitiveness and scientific excellence
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 131-142
    Publisher: University of New England(Armidale)
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Publications in 2003

Reports

  • An overview of the adaptive capacity of the Australian agricultural sector to climate change - options, costs and benefits
    Year: 2003
    Customer: Australian Greenhouse Office
    Publisher: Australian Government Publishing Service(Canberra)
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Publications in 2002

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Greenhouse gas emissions and dairy production systems
    Year: 2002
    Event name: Facing the Challenges of the Supplt Chain in 2010
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the ILFR Dairy Conference
    Page numbers: 6-12
    Publisher: The University of Melbourne Institute of Land & Food Resources Dookie (Shepparton)
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