Fecha de publicación: -- Fuente: WIPO "tomato" The present teachings include a vertical growing system for plants suitable for high crop yield using hydroponic growing techniques. An exemplary vertical growing system includes one or more plant supports having a vertical arrangement structurally configured to increase production in a growing space. One or more lighting apparatus may be arranged vertically and located adjacent to the plant supports, where the lighting apparatus is structurally configured to create a relatively wide and uniform canopy, and to allow the lighting apparatus to be in relatively close proximity to plant supports. Embodiments may also or instead include an overhead support structure eliminating the requirement for other supports around the cultivation area thereby reducing the overall size of the growing system, a cooling system and/or a ventilation system (either of which may be supported by the overhead support structure), and an irrigation system that may be supported on the overhead support structure.