Fuente: WIPO "tomato" An apparatus (100) for cultivating a plant. The apparatus comprises: a frame (10); a support (4) for carrying the plant, wherein the support is suspended or suspendable from a part of the frame such that the support hangs from the part of the frame to maintain the plant in an elevated position; a sensor module (70) comprising at least one sensor for measuring an environmental parameter, a cover system comprising a protective screen (50), for at least partially covering the plant, and a screen control mechanism (51) for actuating the protective screen to vary an extent to which the protective screen covers the plant, wherein the sensor module is configured to output an environmental signal indicative of the environmental parameter.