kwĩtiria

v.

1. tolerate, resist, withstand. Tolerate, resist, or withstand. In agricultural contexts, specifically refers to a plant variety's ability to resist or tolerate diseases, pests, cold, drought, or other environmental stresses without severe damage.

Example: Ona Kũrĩ ũguo,mũthemba wa Ruiru 11 nĩũciaraga mũno, ũhandagwo itina nyingĩ harĩ ĩka, nĩũhotaga gwĩtiria mĩrimũ noo mĩri ndĩtheremaga ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire. Ruiru 11 nĩihandagwo matũra mothe kũria kahũa k... (However Ruiru 11 is a high yielder, has best population per unit, high disease tolerance but with poor rooting system, it is suited to all coffee growing zones in Kenya .); Mũthemba ũyũ nĩũhotaga gwĩtiria mĩrimũ ya CBD na CRL na nĩngĩ mbegũ ciagwo ikoragwo irĩnyitu ikahothia mũrĩmi kũona magetha maingĩ, makĩria kũndũ kũrĩa gekaga wega na kũrĩa itina nyingĩ ihandĩtwo o... (The variety is not only resistant to CBD and CLR but is also compact allowing farmers to intensity production per unit land especially in high potential areas where population is high and coffee is...); Zinc ĩteithagia ihũa gũthondekwo na gũkũra wega. Ningĩ nĩgiragĩrĩria kĩhũa gwĩtiria heho. (Zinc – promotes flower bud formation and development. It also increases the coffee plant resistance to cold.)