CGIAR/KikuyuEnglish_translation huggingface dataset:
English: A newly opened land without signs or history of nematodes or the devastating Fusarium wilt and bacterial wilt diseases is preferred. 
Kikuyu: Mūgūnda mwerū ūtarī na mīnyongoro kana mīrimū mīūru ya kūhoha, Fusarium wilt na bacterial wilt, nīwendetwo
English: If the site has been used for production of bananas in the last two years, it is highly recommended to remove all remaining banana plants and corms. 
Kikuyu: Angīkorwo mūgūnda ūcio nīwarīmītwo marigū mīaka īrī mīhītūku, nīwega weherio marigū marīa matiga hamwe na thuna
English: Normally such remnants harbour a lot of pests and diseases. 
Kikuyu: Matigari mau mahithaga tūtambi na mīrimū.
English: The remnants should be transferred into another field (not of bananas), chopped and spread to dry or composted. 
Kikuyu: Matigari mau mabatīe meherio mūgūnda-inī na matwaro kūngī, matinangio na manīkuo nīguo mome
English: The land should then be planted with a legume crop (like beans) or left to follow with a legume green manure cover crop for 1 to 2 years. 
Kikuyu: Mūgūnda ūcio nī ubatie ūhanduo mboco kana ūtiguo ūguo kwa ihinda rīa mwaka 1 nginya 2
English: This will ensure that any remaining pest or disease infections are completely removed before introducing new banana plants. 
Kikuyu: Gūika ūū nīgūtigagīrīra tūtambi na mīrīmū yothe nīyeherio ūtanahada marigū merū.
English: All perennial weeds should also be removed and destroyed before planting because bananas are very susceptible to weed competition. 
Kikuyu: Ria rīothe rībatiī rīeherio ūtanahada nīūndū marigū nīmatoragio nī ria
English: Some of the existing trees at the selected site should be left during land clearing in order to protect the young banana plants from wind and strong direct sunshine
Kikuyu: ūgītheria mūgūnda wa marigū tigīa mītī mīnini ya kūhinga rūhuho rūnene na rīua kūhe marigū kīruru marī manini.
English: What is banana tissue culture?
Kikuyu: Marīgu ma mūciarithanio nī marīkū?
English: Tissue culture is a technique for multiplying clean banana planting material from small plant pieces
taken from a mother plant. 
Kikuyu: īno nī njīra ya gūciarithania marīgū kuuma marigū-inī manini marutītwo kuuma kūrī mangī makūrū.
English: Although any part of the banana plant can be used to generate tissue culture plants, it is the meristem/shoot tip that is commonly used
Kikuyu: Ona angīkorūo gacunjī o gothe ka irigū no kahūthīke gūcīarithania nī thuna īhūthīkaga
English: How to produce tissue culture banana plantlets
Kikuyu: ūngīthondeka atīa marīgū ma mūciarithanio?
English: 1. Carefully select source materials (peepers or small sword suckers) that appear healthy (pest- and
disease-free) and that are growing vigorously. [Trainer: Show two suckers to the participants: one
that has visible evidence of pest or disease infestation and one that appears healthy. Explain that
you cannot be sure if you are planting infected or clean material, as most suckers appear to be
relatively healthy until their corms are exposed.]

Kikuyu: 1. Thura wega marigū maria ūgūciarithania matarī na mīrimū na tūtambi na marakūra narua. Onia arutuwo thuna ciothe, īmwe īrīa irī na mūrimū na īngī itarī. Matarīrie atī ndūngīkoruo na ūma kana nī mūrwaru kana ndūri mūrimu tondu thuna nyingī cionekaga īrī njega nginya rīrīa corms ikuoneka.
English: 2. Using either a hoe or a panga, separate the sucker (‘ex-plant’) from the mother plant.

Kikuyu: 2. ūkīhūthīra icembe kana banga, tīgīthūkanīa thuna iria irendeka na mūramba
English: 3. Clean the sucker by removing soil and cutting off the roots to expose the corm.
Kikuyu: 3. Thambia thuna ukīruta tīīri na ūtīnie mīrī nīgūo corms cioneke.
English: Cut off parts of the pseudostem to a length of about 30 cm

Kikuyu: Renga mūramba ūtigie sentimita 30.
English: 4. Pack the pseudostem parts in a clean nylon bag and transport them to a cleaner environment for
further manipulation.

Kikuyu: 4. Banga īcunjī icio cia mūramba karatathi-inī ka munyore gatheru na ūcithamie nginya handū hangī hatheru.
English: 5. Wash the sucker under tap water to remove mud and other debris.

Kikuyu: 5. Thambia thuna nīguo weherie ndoro na gīko kīngī.
English: 6. Trim away the outer leaf sheaths, leaf bases and corm tissue of the ex-plant until a 2 × 2 × 2 cm3 cube enclosing the shoot apex remains. 

Kikuyu: 6. Eheria mathangū mothe manathī, na ūrenge mūrita wa corm ūtigīe ūrī na ithimo cia 2cmx2cmx2cm ūnyitanīte na mūthia wa thuna.
English: Be careful to avoid cutting through the apex.
Kikuyu: Menyerera ndūkarenge mūthia wa thuna
English: 7. The ex-plant is placed directly on a multiplication-inducing culture medium in containers. 
Kikuyu: 7. iga mūmera ūcio wa mbere wagūciarithania thīīni wa tūmīkebe
English: A growth regulator (cytokinin) is added to the multiplication medium to speed up the process. 
Kikuyu: Nigūo kūhanyūkia gūkūra nīyongagīrīruo cytokinin
English: The containers are transferred to incubators or growth chambers and maintained at an optimal growth temperature of 28 ± 2°C. 8. 
Kikuyu: Mīkebe īyo īcoke īigwo thīinī wa incubators na ūrugarī wūigwo ūrī digirii 28 na ndūgakūre kana kūingīha na makīria ma digirii 2.
English: Banana tissue culture shoots often suffer from blackening caused by exudates from wounded tissues. 
Kikuyu: mīthia ya thuna cia marigū ma mūciarithanio nī majitagwo nī mūrimū wa kūira nī iria kuuma guraro-inī.
English: These undesirable exudates form a barrier round the tissue, preventing nutrient uptake and hindering growth. 
Kikuyu: Iria rīrī rītarendeka rīthondekaga thingo iria igiragia thuna kūria irio na igatūma ciīkururie mūkūrīre-inī.
English: To prevent this, during the first 4–6 weeks fresh shoots are transferred to new medium every 1–2 weeks. 
Kikuyu: Nigūo kūgīrīrīria, wiki cia mbere 4-6, thuna njerū nīicenjagio thutha wa  wiki 1-2
English: 9. The shoot tips then start to develop. 
Kikuyu: Thuna ici nacio  ikambīrīria  gūkūra
English: 10.Individual shoots or shoot clumps that have formed are transferred to a nutrient medium which does not promote further shoot proliferation but stimulates root formation (rooting media). 
Kikuyu: Thuna kana ga kahīri gacio karīa gethondekete icokaga igathamīrio irio-inī itarareka thuna ingī ciīongerere no irateithia mīri īthondeke.(irio cia mīri)
English: After rooting, plantlets are ready to leave the laboratory for weaning and hardening.
Kikuyu: Thutha wa kūruta mīrī, mīmera īyo noīrutwo laboratory nīguo yūmīrīrie
English: Is it okay to establish a banana orchard using suckers derived from tissue culture plants?
Kikuyu: Ni wega kūiga natharī ya marigū ya thuna ciumanite na marigū ma mūciarithanio?
English:  Yes, it is ok and there are several people who sell suckers from orchards that were started using
tissue culture plants. 
Kikuyu: īī no wūige,  nī kūri andu mendagia thuna icio ciumanite na marigū ma mūciarithanio
English: However, suckers derived from tissue culture plants are just like any other suckers, and not pest- and disease-free.
Kikuyu: Ona kūrī oūguo rī, thuna ciumanite na marigū ma mūciarithanio no ta thuna iria ingi kwoguo nīigumagīrwo nī mīrimū na tūtambi o ta thuna iria īngī
English:  How long do tissue culture plants take to mature and fruit?
Kikuyu: Hihi marigū ma mūciarithanio maikaraga kahinda kaigana atīa gūkūra?
English: If a tissue culture plant is managed very well, it will always fruit and mature faster than an
ordinary sucker. 
Kikuyu: Mūmera wa gūcīarithanio ūngīrorwo wega no ūciare  na ūkūre narua gūkīra marigū ma kawaida ma thuna
English: Usually, this takes 9–12 months after planting. 
Kikuyu: Kaingī ihūthagīra mīeri 9-12 itanahandwo
English:  For how long does a banana field established using banana tissue plantlets last?
Kikuyu: Mūgūnda uhandītwo marigū ma mūciarithanio maikaraga kahinda kaigana atīa?
English: How long a banana plantation lasts depends on the level of management, and is the same
whether started with tissue culture plantlets or other planting material. 
Kikuyu: Mūgūnda wa marigū ūhūthīkaga kahinda karaihu kūringana na ūria ūroretwo na nī ūndū ūmwe onakorwo ūhandītwo na njīra ngūrani.
English: A well-managed plantation should last for a minimum of 10 years. 
Kikuyu: Mūgūnda ūroretwo wega no wūikare mīaka ītanyihīīre ikūmi.
English:  Are suckers from tissue culture plant also called tissue culture plants?
Kikuyu: Hihi thuna kuma mūti wa mūciarithanio no ciīrwo nī cia mūciarithanio?
English: No. When a tissue culture plantlet is planted into the field, all the suckers it produces thereafter
are not tissue culture plants, they are ordinary suckers.
Kikuyu: Aca, marigū ma mūciarithanio mahandwo mūgūnda-inī, thuna īria īkūruta ti cia mūciarithanio nī thuna cia kawaida.
English: Can all banana cultivars be produced using banana tissue culture technology?
Kikuyu: marigū no makūrio na njīra ya mūciarithanio?
English: Yes, all banana cultivars can be produced using tissue culture technology. 
Kikuyu: īī marigū no makūrio na njīra īno ya mūciarithanio
English: However, the management of a tissue culture laboratory will first assess the commercial potential of a demanded cultivar to ensure profits.
Kikuyu: Niguo gutungata marigū ma mūciarithanio, he bata kurora thoko ūrīa īhana nīguo gūtigīrīra baita nīkuoneka
English: What is the standard size of a planting hole?
Kikuyu: īrima rīa kūhanda marigū rīagīrīire kwenjwo rīigana atīa?
English: The size of the planting hole depends on many factors including soil type, soil texture, etc. 
Kikuyu: Thaithi ya irima ūringanaga na maūndū ngūrani; mutheba wa tīīrī, ūnyoroku wa tīīrī hamwe na maundū mangī
English: It is common practice to dig a hole measuring 45 cm × 45 cm × 45 cm.
Kikuyu: Nī ūndū wīkīkaga kwenja irima rīīgana 45cmx45cmx45cm
English: If intercropping banana and coffee, when is it best to demarcate the planting holes for coffee?
Kikuyu: Angīkorwo nī kūhanda marigū na kahūa, nī īhinda rīrīku riega rīa gūthura harīa marīma ma kahūa makwenjwo?
English: It is best to plan and demarcate the planting holes for both coffee and banana at the same time.
Kikuyu: Nī wega kūgayūkania harīa marima ma kahūa na marigū makwenjwo hamwe
English: Should the planting holes be dug and manure applied on the same day? 
Kikuyu: Nī wega kwenja marima na gūikīra thumu hamwe mūthenya ūmwe?
English: And can the bananas be planted on the same day?
Kikuyu: Na marigū no mahandwo mūthenya ūcio?
English: It is fine to dig the planting hole and apply manure at the same time. 
Kikuyu: Hatirī thīna kwenja irima rīa kūhanda na gūikīra thumu hamwe
English: Whether you can also plant on the same day depends on the manure you are using. 
Kikuyu: harī kūhanda mūthenya ūcio nī kūringanaga na mūthemba wa thumu
English: If the manure is very well dried and well mixed with the topsoil, then it is okay to plant on the same day
Kikuyu: Angīkoruo thumu ni mūniaru wega na ūgatukanio wega na tīri, ni wega kūhanda mūthenya ūcio
English:  For how long should I water the banana plantlet after planting?
Kikuyu: Njagīrīire gūitīīrīria maaī kamūmera ka marigū thikū cīgana thutha wa kūhanda
English: The best practice is to water until the plantlet starts developing new leaves. 
Kikuyu: wega nigūitīīrīria nginya mūmera wambie kūruta mathangū merī
English: However, you do not have to keep watering if it is raining sufficiently.
Kikuyu: Ona kūrī ūguo angīkorwo nī kūraura wega ndūbatīe gūitīīrīria maaī rīngī
English: What is the significance of applying mulch around the newly planted bananas?
Kikuyu: He bata ūrīku wa kwarīra marigū manini?
English: This is done to prevent water loss. 
Kikuyu: Gwika ūguo nīguo kūgirīrīria kūra kwa maaī
English: As the plantlets are fragile immediately after planting, if they dry out they can become damaged or die.
Kikuyu: Tondū mīmera īno nī minini no yūme, īthūke kana īkue
English: When is the best time to plant the bananas – is it in the middle of the rainy season or at the
onset?
Kikuyu: Nī ihinda rīrīku rīega rīa kūhanda marigū- nī gatagatīini wa mbura kana itambītie?
English: The best time to plant bananas is at the onset of the rainy season. 
Kikuyu: Ihinda rīega makīrīa rīa kūhanda marigū nī rīrīa mbura īhakuhī kura
English: This means that you have to have the field prepared (planting holes dug and manure applied into the holes) before the rains start.
Kikuyu: ūū nī kuuga no nginya ūharīrīrie mūgūnda mbere (kwenja marima na gūīkīra thumu marīma-ini) mbura ītaurīte.
English: Would you recommend intercropping banana and maize?
Kikuyu: No wendekīthie kūhanda mbembe na marigū hamwe?
English: It is not recommended to intercrop maize and banana since maize will compete with bananas for light. 
Kikuyu: Ndūtarītuo kūhanda mbembe na marigū hamwe tondū nīitharanaga ūtheri wa rīua.
English: Also, unlike crops that fix nitrogen in the soil, for example beans, maize does not add any nutrients into the soil.
Kikuyu: Mbembe ititeithagia kuongerera nitrogen tīīrī-inī ūndū ūria mboco ciakaga.
English: Why is it that in the past (20 years ago) banana fields lasted longer than they do today?
Kikuyu: Nīkīi gīatūmaga miaka 20 mīhetūku mīgūnda ya marīgū yaikaraga kahinda karaihu gūkīra rīu?
English: There could be several reasons to explain why banana fields used to last longer in the past, such as less disease pressure (e.g. diseases like Xanthomonas wilt were not yet present), soil fertility was
not as depleted as it is currently, and global warming was not as intense as it is now. 
Kikuyu: Nogūkoruo na itūmi nyingī ingītwīra nīkīī mūgūnda wa marigū wahūthīkaga kahinda karaihu mīaka ya thutha; mīrīmū yarī mīnini, (mūrimū ta Xanthomonas wilt ndīarīkuo) tīīrī warī mūnoru gukīra rīu na ūrūgarī dwarī mūingi.
English: But if you take care of your banana field it should last for 10 years.
Kikuyu: No angīkoruo nīūgutungata mūgūnda waku, marigū moyaga mīaka ikūmī
English: Can bananas be grown in swampy areas?
Kikuyu: marigū no mahanduo gītuamba-inī kīri na maaī?
English: Yes, they can be grown in swampy areas, as long as the soil is not waterlogged for long periods.
Kikuyu: īī, no mahanduo gītuamba-inī angīkoruo tīīrī ndūgūikara na maaī kahinda karaihu
English: What are the key steps in post-harvest handling of bananas?
Kikuyu: Nī makinya marīkū ubatīe kūrūmīriīra thutha wa kūgetha?
English: Post-harvest handling includes careful harvesting, proper packaging, and storage in a cool, well-ventilated area to extend shelf life.
Kikuyu: ūkīgetha, getha ūbacīrīīre, banga na ūige marīgū maku handū harī rīera rīracera wega nīguo maikare kahinda karaihu.
English: How far apart should I space banana plants in my plantation?
Kikuyu: Batīe gūtigithūkania atīa mīmera ya marīgū mūgūnda-inī wakwa?
English: The recommended spacing is usually 2.5 meters between rows and 2 meters between individual banana plants. Some varieties require 3 x 3 or 3 x 2m.
Kikuyu: Gūtigithūkanio kūrīa kwendekithītio nī kwa mita 2.5 kuuma laini nginya īngī na mita 2 kuuma mūmera-inī ūmwe nginya ūrīa ūngī. Nī harī mīthemba ībataraga 3mx3m kana 3mx2m
English: What would you recommend and why: cooking or roasting types?
Kikuyu: Ūngīendekithia atīa na nīkī: Kūruga kana gūcina?
English: This totally depends on the farmer’s interest. 
Kikuyu: Ūū kūraringana na wendi wa mūrīmi
English: The management practices are the same.
Kikuyu: Ūtungata nī ūhanaine
English: What are the common pests that affect banana plants in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Nī tūtambi tūrīkū twa marigū tūīkaine makīrīa būrūri-inī wa Kenya?
English: Common banana pests in Kenya include banana weevils, nematodes, aphids, thrips, and spider mites.
Kikuyu: Tūtambi twa marigū būrūri-inī wa Kenya nī hamwe na mboca cia marigū, mīnyongoro, ūme, thrips na mbumbuī.
English: Are there banana varieties resistant to Black Sigatoka in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Hihi mīthemba ya marigū nīītiragia mūrimū wa Black Sigatoka būrūri-inī wa Kenya?
English: Yes, some banana varieties, such as FHIA-17 and FHIA-23, have shown resistance to Black Sigatoka.
Kikuyu: īī, mīthemba ya marigū ta FHIA-17 na FHIA-23, yonanītie gwitīria na Black Sigatoka.
English: How often should I irrigate my banana plantation?
Kikuyu: Hihi batīī gūitīīrīria marigū maaī maita maigana?
English: The frequency of irrigation depends on local conditions, but bananas generally require regular watering, especially during dry periods.
Kikuyu: Maita marīa ūngīitīīrīrīa maaī kūringanaga na maundu matiganīte, o na kūri ūguo, marigū nīmabataraga maaī kaingī makīria hīndī ya riūa.
English: Would you recommend a farmer to water his or her banana plantation even after mulching?
Kikuyu: Hihi no wendekīthie harī mūrīmi gūītīīrīrīa maaī mūgūnda wake angīkoruo niarīīre mūcing'i?
English: Yes, it important to water the plantation even after mulching (unless there is plenty of rain). 
Kikuyu: nī harī bata gūītīīrīria maaī ona ngīkorūo nī warīire mūcing'i. (no gūkorirwo mbura nyingī nīīraura)
English: Mulching does not add water to the soils but only conserves water which is already there by reducing the rate at which the soil loses water to the atmosphere.
Kikuyu: Kwarīra gūtiongagīrīra maaī tīīri-inī no nīkūgītīra marīa marī tīīri-inī matikore rīera-inī
English: What are the climate and soil conditions for growing mangoes in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Nī rīera rīrīkū na tīīri ūrīkū wagīrīire wa kūhanda mīembe?
English: Mango farming success will depend on you growing a type that is best fit for your farm’s altitude, soil and climate. 
Kikuyu: Urīmi mwega wa maembe ūringanaga na gūthūura mūthemba ūrīa waagīrīire itūra rīanyu, tīīri wa mūgūnda waku na rīera.
English: Using Kenya’s agro-ecological zoning, there are two major mango categories;

Kikuyu: Tūkīrora matūra ma kūrīma ma būrūri wa Kenya, mīthemba ya maembe nī īrī:
English: coastal/lowland varieties, these are fit for growing in areas of 0-800 MASL.
Kikuyu: Mīthemba īrīa īhandagwo gīcūa-inī kan kūndū kūrīa kwaraganu, mita kuuma 0nginya 800 igūrū wa iria.
English:  Examples are the Ngowe
Kikuyu: Kwa mūhiano Ngowe.
English: You will find their huge populations in Mombasa, Kilifi, Tana-River and Lamu areas.

Kikuyu: Nī ūkuona mīthemba īno kwa wūingī matūra-inī ma gīcūa-inī ta Mombasa, Kilifi, Tana-River na Lamu.
English: mid altitude varieties.
Kikuyu: Mīthemba ya matūra matarī irīma nene:
English: These do well in areas of 800-1600 metres above sea level.  
Kikuyu: Mīthemba īno yagīraga matūra-inī marīa marī mita 800 nginya 1600 igūrū wa iria.
English: They are common in Embu, Meru, Muranga, Marakwet, Kitui, Machakos and Makueni.
Kikuyu: Mahandagwo mūno Embu, Merū, Mūrang’a, Marakwet, Kitui, Machakos na Makueni.
English: Which varieties of mango are for low and altitudes?
Kikuyu: Nī mīthemba īrīkū ya maembe yagīrīire kūndū kūrīa kwaraganū?
English: Varieties for lowland (0-700m a.s.l) are Dodo, Ngowe, Boribo and Apple. 
Kikuyu: Mīthemba ya kūndū kūrīa kwaraganu (0 – 700m.a.s.l.) nī Dodo, Ngowe, Boribo, na Apple.
English: Varieties for medium altitude areas (1500m a.s.l) are Tommy Atkins, Kent, Haden, van Dyke Sensation and Alphonso
Kikuyu: Mīthemba ya kūndū gūtarī īrīma na heho nyingī(Medium Altitude Areas) (1500 m.a.s.l) nī Tommy Atkins, Kent, Haden van Dyke, Sensation na Alphonso.
English: What are the ecological requirements for growing mangoes in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Nī maūndū marīkū mabatarainie ūrīmi-inī wa maembe?
English: Mangoes in Kenya grow well at an altitude below 1000 mm. 
Kikuyu: Maembe makūraga wega matūūra-inī marīa mari thī wa mita 1000 igūrū rīa iria būrūri-inī wa Kenya .
English: However, other cultivars are reported to yield well at an altitude of up to 1800 mm. 
 
Kikuyu: Ona kūrīo ūguo, nī kūrī mīthemba īkaga wega matūūra-inī marī igūrū wa mita 1800 igūrū rīa iria.
English: Mango is known to yield well in a warm tropical monsoon climate. 
Kikuyu: Maembe moīkaine kūheana magetha mega kūndū kūrīa kūrī na ūrugarī.
English: It needs a prolonged dry period of about three months, followed by rain.

Kikuyu: Mendaga ihinda rīa mīeri ītatū ya riūa, gūgīcoka kuura.
English: In regions that do not vary in rainfall or temperature, your trees will not produce any fruits.

Kikuyu: Kūria mbura na ūrugarī itacenjacenjagia, mīembe ndīciaraga.
English: Temperature range – 15º C to 30º C

Kikuyu: 1.Ūrugarī ūceragīra 15⁰ C nginya 30⁰C.
English: 2. Rainfall - Annual 500mm-1500mm

Kikuyu: 2.Mīembe yendaga mbura mūigana wa milimita 500 nginya 1500 o mwaka.
English: 3. Soils - Deep (3m) fertile, well drained and optimum pH 5.5-7.5

Kikuyu: 3. tīīri - Mūriku (mita ithatū), mūnoru na ūrūrū ūtarakīra gīthimo gīa pH 5.5 nginya 7.5
English: 4. Altitude- 0-1500m above sea level
Kikuyu: 4. matūūra - kuuma 0 nginya mita 1500  igūrū ria iria
English: What are the best growing conditions for mango?
Kikuyu: Hihi nī maūndū marīkū magīrīire ūkūria-inī wa maembe?
English: Mango trees need a warm environment with a temperature ideally above 21°C (70°F) and a minimum temperature of 4°C (40°F). 
Kikuyu: Mīembe yendaga ūrugarī ūkīrīte  21⁰ C(70⁰ F) na ūtanyihīire 4⁰ C (40⁰F).
English: Mango trees ideally need 8 hours of sunlight per day to produce flowers and fruit. 
Kikuyu: Maembe mendaga ihinda rīa mathaa manana o mūthenya ma riūa nīguo mahote kūruta kīro na matunda.
English: Place pot-grown mango trees outside in summer if possible, to give them sufficient sunlight
Kikuyu: Mīembe īkūrīirio nyūngū-inī thīinī wa nyūmba nī yendaga kuumio nja yote riūa.
English: When is soil testing for mangoes recommended?
Kikuyu: tīīri wa mūgūndwa wa mīembe wagīrīirwo gūthimwo rī?
English: Soil testing is recommended before planting to guide on fertilizer and manure application
Kikuyu: Wagīrīire gūthimwo mīembe ītanahandwo nīgūo gūteithia kūmenya bataraitha na thumu ūrīa wagīrīire kūhūthīrwo.
English: Which fertilizer are used to induce flowering and promote good fruit set, size and continued growth at flowering and fruiting stage?
Kikuyu: Nī bataraitha īrīkū īteithagia mūembe kūruta kīro, gwīkira matunda na kūmatunguhia?
English: Foliar fertilizer with boron and potassium 
Kikuyu: Nī bataraitha ya mathangū yongereirwo boron na potassium
English: Best time to apply fertilizers in mango?
Kikuyu: Nī ihinda rīrīkū rīega rīa gwikīra bataraitha mīembe-inī?
English: After about 3-6 months, start application of nitrogenous fertilizers (in case of fruit trees e.g. mango, pawpaw, oranges).

Kikuyu: Īkīra bataraitha mīeri ītatū nginya ītandatū thutha wa kūhanda mītī ya matunda ta mīembe, mababaī na macungwa.
English: Apply nitrogenous fertilizers in varied intervals to avoid leaching out (downward movement of useful mineral or nutrients in water).
Kikuyu: īkīra bataraitha ya nitrogen kwa ithimi nini ūtigithukanītie nīguo ndīkore nathī kana ona na maaī.
English: Alternatively, properly prepared farm yard manure or compost, kitchen ash (left from cooking) and mulching can be
used in place of fertilizers.

Kikuyu: Ona ningī mītī no īkīro thumu mūhīu wega, mūhu na kwarīra mūceng'i handū ha bataraitha.
English: Trees should be top-dressed with 250g of CAN per tree at the beginning of each rainy season after the trees attain a height of 1 m.
Kikuyu: Nīwega kūhe mūtī wothe ūrī na ūraihu wa makīria ma mita īmwe bataraitha ya kūrūmīrīria mūthemba wa CAN mūigana wa gramu magana merī ma mīrongo ītano.
English: What is the soil mixture for mangoes?
Kikuyu: Tīīri wa mīembe ūtukanagio atīa?
English: 50% native soil: Your mango's local comfort food.

Kikuyu: 50% - tīīri; Irio cia kīūndūire cia mīembe.
English: 25% organic compost: The secret sauce for fertility.

Kikuyu: 25% thumu wa gūthondekwo na mahuti: Hitho ya ūnoru.
English: 25% sand: For that just-right drainage
Kikuyu: 25% mūthanga: wa kūrigīrīria kwaraha kwa maaī ma mbura
English: What is the best NPK fertilizer for mango trees?
Kikuyu: Nī bataraitha īrīkū ya NPK yagīrīire mīembe?
English: Mango trees have a thing for potassium. 
Kikuyu: Mīembe īkenagio mūno nī potassium.
English: It's like their secret sauce for a bountiful harvest. 
Kikuyu: Nīyo hitho yayo ya kūingīhia maciaro.
English: An 8-3-9 fertilizer hits the sweet spot, offering a potassium-rich mix that doesn't go overboard on the nitrogen.
Kikuyu: Mūtukanio wa bataraitha wa 8-3-9 ūkoragwo ūrī mwega tondu ndūkīragia Nitrogen na nīūheaga mūembe potassium ya kūigana.
English: Remember, more leaves don't mean more fruit
Kikuyu: Nīwega kūmenya atī wūingī wa mahuti tikuo kūingīhia matunda.
English: When should I put my mango seed in soil?
Kikuyu: Hihi nīrī batiī kūhanda mbeū ya mūembe tīīri-inī?