eheria

v.

1. remove, eliminate. Remove; eliminate. To take away or get rid of something undesirable such as shade, diseased plant parts, pests, or dummy eggs. A key management practice in agriculture for disease control and crop improvement.

Example: Eheria nuthu ya kĩruru mweri wa kanana nginya wa kenda. (Reduce shade by half when seedlings are • 8 –9 months old); Eheria kĩruru gĩothe mweri ũmwe mbere ya gũgatwara kũhanda mũgũnda. (Remove shade completely one month before transplanting.); Eheria mbegũ iria ndwaru, ũciĩkĩre handu hamwe, ũcithike kana ũcicine. (Pluck off diseased berries, collect in a container and destroy by burning or burying); Gũceha na kweheria honge ciothe cia kahũa iria ĩtarĩ na bata nĩgũcokagia riri wako na gakahota kugĩa na maciaro maingĩ. (Pruning and stumping help to improve the health and yield of your coffee plants.); Gũceha na kweheria mathangũ marĩa mahutie nĩkũninaga mũrimũ wa coffee mosaics. (Coffee mosaics can be controlled by removing and destroying infected plants.); Gũtema na gũcina mahuti na honge ciothe ndwaru, kweheria thuna kaingĩ na gwĩthema gũkua mĩũngũrwa kuuma kũndũ kũria kũgũmĩirwo nĩ mũrimũ wa Bacterial Blight. (cutting off and burning infected twigs and branches, frequent de-suckering and avoiding transportation of seedlings from Bacterial Blight prone areas.); Thũrimaga kaingi waru ciaku iria wĩigite nĩguo kũeheria iria mbuthu (Regularly inspect stored potatoes, removing any showing signs of decay.); Ihinda rĩrĩ he bata kũeheria mĩmera ĩrĩa ĩrugamĩte hakuhĩ (At this point, it is necessary to remove the plants that stand close to each other.); Ninjagĩrĩirwo kũeheria mahuti mothe ma mĩmera ĩria ĩrahandĩtwo mbere ya kũhanda mboga? (Should I remove all crop residues of the previous crop from my filed before planting cabbage?); Mũgũnda ũharagĩrio mĩeri ĩtandatũ mbere ya kũhanda, weherie mahuti, ithukĩ na mĩri yothe. (Land preparation should be done early about 6 months prior to planting by clearing existing vegetation and getting rid of tree stumps and roots.); 5. Thambia thuna nĩguo weherie ndoro na gĩko kĩngĩ. (5. Wash the sucker under tap water to remove mud and other debris.); Cimba na ũhure hianyũ wũigananie na weherie ria na mahuti mothe (Plough and harrow the field until the soil is fine, level and free of weeds and plant debris.)