bataraitha
- fertilizer. Fertilizer. A substance added to soil or applied to plants to supply essential nutrients needed for growth and productivity. Includes both soil-applied and foliar fertilizers containing nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and other nutrients.
Example: Handa mĩmera ĩno ya gatagatĩ ũkĩhũthĩra bataraitha ĩrĩa njĩtĩkĩrie ta NPK-17:17:17. (Plant the intercrops using a recommended fertilizer preferably NPK fertilizer such as 17:17:17.); Cokereria mĩũngũrwa ĩrĩa ĩtanagwata, thondeka mũceng'i na urĩmĩre, ceha kahũa ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire na gũkahe bataraitha, kagitĩre kuumana na tũtambi na mĩrimũ. (replace seedlings that have not grown, keep the soil covered and remove weeds, prune the coffee trees correctly, apply fertilizers, protect the coffee trees from insects and diseases.); Kahũa gekagĩrwo bataraitha rĩ? (When to apply fertilizers to coffee?)