Professor Snow Barlow

Position:	Professor (Horticulture and Viticulture) Associate Dean (Strategic Relationships)
Location:	Parkville and Dookie
Address:	LFR (Parkville), The University of Melbourne, 3010
Phone:	61 3 8344 5008, 0407 251 574
Fax:	61 3 8344 5037
Email:	s.barlow@unimelb.edu.au

Teaching:

Viticulture, Australia in the World of Wine and Emerging issues in Land Reources

Research:

Plant Physiology, Environment (H₂O,CO₂,Temp) determinants of grape growth and wine quality
Water use efficiency
Australian Viticultural Terroirs
Impact of climate change on Australian Agricultural Systems

Other professional interests:

Science Policy , particularly economic, social and environmental returns on R & D investment (currently President of Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS) and a member of Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and innovation Council (PMSEIC))
Greenhouse and Climate Change particularly as it relates to water and landscape management.

Recent projects and consultancies:

"Physiology of Grape Quality"-funded by the Grape and Wine R & D Corp.
"Novel irrigation strategies for manipulating grapevine growth and grape composition" funded by Australian Research Council.
"Orchard of the 21 st Century" Farm Innovation Project at Dookie funded by Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Australia and Horticulture Australia Ltd .
"Landscape Change in the Goulburn Broken Catchment" consultancy with the Alexandra and Associates for Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Aurthority

Recent publications:

Watt, A. M.,Dunn, G. M., May, P. B., Crawford, S. A. and E. W. R. Barlow (2008) Development of inflorescence primordia in Vitis Vinifera L. cv. Chardonnay from hot and cool climates. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research 14 (1): 46-53.
Webb L, Whetton P, Barlow EWR (2008) Modeling the relationship between climate, winegrape price, and winegrape quality in Australia. Climate Research 36:89-98

Webb L, Whetton P, Barlow EWR (2007) Climate change and wine grape quality in
Australia. Climate Research Vol. 36: 99-111

Heathcote, E.N. and Barlow, E.W.R. 2007. China's emerging wine market - a cross-cultural analysis of consumer taste preferences. Wine Industry Journal, 22(3): 86-90

Webb L, Whetton P, Barlow S (2006) Potential impacts of projected greenhouse gas
induced climate change on Australian viticulture. Wine industry Journal 21:16-20

Webb L, Barlow EWR, Whetton P (2007) Climate change raises the heat on
wineries. Australasian Science 28:20-22

Webb L, Watterson IG, Whetton P, Barlow EWR (2007) Some adaptive challenges
for the Australian wine industry, CSIRO publishing, Sydney, NSW

Webb L, Whetton P, Barlow EWR (2007) Climate change and wine grape quality in
Australia. Climate Research (in press)

Webb L, Whetton P, Barlow EWR (2007) Climate Change Impacts on Australian
Viticulture, 5th international symposium on Viticulture and Enology, Yangling, China,
p 12-16

Webb L, Whetton P, Barlow EWR (2007) Future Climate Change Impacts on
Australian Viticulture Global warming, which potential impacts on the vineyards? Le
Centre de Recherches de Climatologie (CRC) UMR CNRS 5210 de l’université de
Bourgogne et la Coordination des Recherches sur Chardonnay et Pinot (CRECEP),
Dijon, France, (in press)

Webb L, Whetton P, Barlow EWR (2007) Modelled impact of future climate change
on phenology of wine grapes in Australia. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine
Research 13:165-175

Webb L, Whetton P, Barlow EWR (2007g) Winegrape price, winegrape quality and
climate. Climate Research (in press)

Webb L, Whetton P, Barlow EWR (2007h) Shifting Viticulture Suitability. Australian

and New Zealand Grapegrower and Winemaker August:43-47

Potential Honours projects:

Honours projects in the general 'viticulture , horticulture and plant physiology' area might involve students in:

Comparing the impact of grapevine irrigation regimes on vine physiology including measurement of photosynthesis, transpiration, water use and leaf ,vine and berry temperature.
Comparing the impact of growth temperature and irrigation regime on subsequent vine fruitfulness and yield potential.
Exploring yield variability in the vineyard as a function of soil, terrain and management
Comparing the influence of irrigation timing on fruit size and quality in horticulture or viticulture.
Physiology and anatomy of grape bud development.
Climate change on the Australian Horticulture industry.

Melbourne School of Land and Environment

Land and Environment