mananathi
- pineapples. Pineapples. The tropical fruit crop (Ananas comosus) or its edible fruits, which can be intercropped with other crops like bananas but may serve as a disease host for certain pathogens.
Example: Ndũkahande mĩmera ĩrĩa yendetwo nĩ ngũcĩ ta mĩkorobia,mainabu(mananathi), mabera(miharũ) ona macungwa ĩrĩ mĩmera ya kũhinga rũhuho. (Avoid planting host plants such as avocados, guavas, pineapples, citrus, etc.as wind breaks); No nĩme marigũ hamwe na mananathi? (Can I grow bananas together with pineapples?); Nomarĩmwe hamwe mananathi na marigũ no angĩkoruo marigũ nĩmo ũtanyate kũrĩma mũno tĩgĩrĩra niwatigithũkania wega marima (Yes, bananas can be grown together with pineapples, but if bananas are the main crop, then they need to be planted using a relatively bigger spacing.)