hũthagĩra

v.

1. be used for. Be used for. To be employed or utilized for a specific purpose; in agriculture, describes varieties, methods, or plants that are commonly selected or recommended for particular agricultural purposes such as rootstocks, housing systems, or companion planting.

Example: Njĩra iria ĩhũthagĩrwo mũno nĩkĩaga kĩa hamwe kĩa maranda na tũthandũku twakĩtwo kĩaga thĩinĩ. (Main ones are deep litter (sawdust on the floor) and cage system.); Kũhandanĩria na mĩmera mũthemba ũngĩ ũrĩa ũteithagia kũingata tũtambi (ta nyanya) kana mĩmera ĩrĩa ĩhũthagĩrwo ta mũtego (Indian Mustard) nĩĩnyihagia gũthũkio kwa mboga nĩ DBM . (Intercropping with other crops which act as repellants (e.g. Tomato) or trap crops (e.g. Indian Mustard) reduces DBM destruction on Cabbage.); Nĩmĩmera ĩrĩkũ ĩhũthagĩrwo ĩrĩ gĩtina kĩrĩa gĩciarithanagio? (What are the varieties used as rootstocks?); Gũitĩĩrĩrio maaĩna igũrũ nĩnjĩra ĩrĩa ĩhũthagĩrũo mũno ya kũitĩĩrĩrio maaĩ. (Overhead irrigation on hilled potato furrows is the most common irrigation way.); Baterlizer ĩhũthagĩrũo na njĩra ya kũiga mĩtaratara na ĩgatukanwo wega na tĩĩri. (Fertilizer is applied in the rows and mixed thoroughly in the soil.); Thĩinĩwa mĩgũnda ĩrĩa ĩhũthagĩrũo gũthondeka waru, indo ta icango (Fe), cloride (Cl- ) na molybdenum (Mo) itiũraga. (Iron (Fe), chloride (Cl- ) and molybdenum (Mo) are generally not deficient in soils that are used for potato production.); Nitrogen nĩyo nutrient ĩrĩa mũmera wa kahũa ũhũthagĩra mũno na nĩyo nutrient ya keerĩ ĩheanagwo nĩ mbegũ cia kahũa. (Nitrogen is the nutrient most extracted by the coffee plant and the nutrient of second greatest export by coffee beans); Tũkĩrora mwena ũngĩ, mũgũnda ũhũthagĩra mahuti magwĩkũrĩria, wahota kwaga gũkama iria rĩingĩ no noũthondekaga baida. (On the other hand, an enterprise using home-grown forage may or may not produce the maximum amount of milk but makes a profit.); ũrĩmi wa marigũ nĩ ũhũthagĩra thuna ta indo cia bata cia urĩmi (Conventional banana farming involves using suckers as planting materials.)