gũtukanio
- mixing, combination. Mixing or combination. The act or process of combining different materials or substances together, especially fertilizers with soil, feeds with minerals, or practicing intercropping and crop rotation in agriculture.
Example: Kahũa kangĩambĩrĩria gũtukanio na mĩmera ĩngĩ mĩaka ĩrĩ thutha wa kũhandwo. (Intercropping can be undertaken within the first two years after establishment.); Nĩgũkorwo urea ĩkoragwo na Nitrogen nyingĩ makĩrĩa, yagĩrĩire gũtukanio na tĩĩri kana mũthanga ĩtanekĩrwo mũmera-inĩ. (Since Urea is highly Nitrogen-concentrated, it should be used in combination with earth or sand before its application.); Cumbĩ wa mũtu wagĩrĩire gũtukanio na irio naguo wa gũcũna wũigwo handũ ng'ombe ĩrĩcũnaga yenda. (Granular mineral products should be mixed with feeds in a feeding trough while free lick should be allowed if it is in the form of a solid block)