<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-06-22T07:57:45Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/DED4C366-0910-4B26-888D-756BA2F8E753" ns1:id="DED4C366-0910-4B26-888D-756BA2F8E753"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/49283B25-5CDC-46D8-8145-BBD6688192C2" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/49283B25-5CDC-46D8-8145-BBD6688192C2" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2013-07-30T23:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/1BF93025-E170-4A15-9026-913A3AAEDC87" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2013-02-01T00:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">750219</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Micropropagation of rhubarb and fruit crops</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Vouchers</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>There are five food plant species that Hargreaves are working on currently, requiring further investment of technical knowledge, specialist advice and new technology to reduce costs.This will provide a more robust product for the marketplace. The impact of this specialist advice will increase the sales of these plants in UK and exports to countries world-wide. It will also reduce production costs and improve micropropagation techniques for growing quality plants for UK growers.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>