CGIAR/KikuyuEnglish_translation huggingface dataset:
English: The tree is large with a pyriform canopy. 
Kikuyu: Mūembe wa apple nīūnenehaga na ūkarama mwene wa naigūrū.
English: The variety is is best suited for cultivation in low altitude areas 
Kikuyu: Mūthemba ūyū ūkūraga wega matūra-inī marīa matarī kūndū gūtarī irīma.
English: The fruits are medium to large in size with an average weight of 397g and round in shape. 
Kikuyu: Maembe ma apple no manenehe na makinyie ūritū wa gramu 397 kana ona makīrīa, na makoragwo na mūhano wa gīthiūrūrī
English: The ripe apple mango have a deep yellow/orange to red colour. 
Kikuyu: Ikoro rīa apple njīīru nī rīa rangi mūgwatu wa ngoikoni kana orange nginya mūtune.
English: The flesh is yellow, juicy,fibreless and with excellent flavour. 
Kikuyu: Nayo nyama ya apple nī ya rangi wa ngoikoni, mūcamo mwega, ndīrī ndigi na nī īrī mūnungo mwega.
English: The Apple mango variety is susceptible to anthracnose and powdery mildew. 
Kikuyu: Maembe ma apple nī magūmagīrwo nī mīrimū mīūrū ya Anthracnose na powderly mildew
English: Altitude; 0-800 metres above sea level Harvest Season; November to March Fruit Weight; 397 g Fruit Measures; 9.7 cm long and 11 cm wide
Kikuyu: Matūra marī mita 0-800 igūrū wa iria, ihinda rīa kūgetha; mweri wa ikūmi na ūmwe nginya mweri wa gatatū, Ūritū wa itunda; gramu 397, Ithimo cia itunda; uraihu wa sentimita 9.7 na wariī wa sentimita 11.
English: How much water does a mango tree need?
Kikuyu: Mūtī wa maembe ūbataraga maaī maigana atīa?
English: Well, it all depends on the type of soil, on which you are growing along with the growth of your mango tree. 
Kikuyu: Kūringanaga na mūthemba wa tīri harīa mūtī wa maembe ūhandītwo hamwe na mūkūrīre wa mūtī.
English: Giving frequent water to mango tree, after the plantation, at the time of flowering and fruit bearing stage is the best possible way to get good quality mangoes.
Kikuyu: Kūhe mūtī maaī kaingī thutha wa kūhanda, ihinda rīa kūruta mahūa na rīrīa ūrekīra matunda nī njīra njega mūno ya kūhotithia mūtī gūciara matunda mega.
English: When to irrigate mangoes?
Kikuyu: Mītī ya maembe ībatiī kūheo maaī rī?
English: Young plants require regular watering for proper establishment. 
Kikuyu: Mītī mīnini ībataraga maaī kaingī nīgetha īkūre wega.
English: Plants are tolerant to drought after establishment when the tap root reaches water table. 
Kikuyu: Mīembe nī ītiragia wagi wa maaī yarīkia gūkūra na mūri wa itimū wakinyīra metha ya maaī.
English: Irrigate when 75% of flowers have set in a tree.
Kikuyu: He mīembe maaī gīcunjī kīa mīrongo mūgwanja na ītano harī igana kīa mahua macanūka.
English: Which are the counties in Kenya where mango can grow?
Kikuyu: Nī icigo irīkū cia Kenya ikūragia maembe?
English: In Kenya 7 out of 8 provinces produce mangoes. 
Kikuyu: Icigo kana Provincies mūganjwa harī ciothe inyanya nī ikūragia maembe būrūri-inī wa Kenya.
English: But the generally arid eastern region produces 61 per cent of all mangoes, followed by Rift Valley at 30 per cent and Coast, which produces 28 per cent.
Kikuyu: No gīcigo kīa irathīro gīkūragia gīcunjī kīa mīrongo ītandatū na īmwe harī igana kīa maembe moothe, kīrūmīrīirwo nī gītaro kīa Rift Valley kīrīa gīkūragia gīcunjī kīa mīrongo ītatū harīa igana na gīcūa-inī kīrīa gīkūragia gīcunjī kīa mīrongo īrī na īnana harī igana.
English: .Coast region is a significant planting county, but improved cultivars now exist in the Makueni county,Meru County, Murang’a County, Nairobi County, Nakuru County, Siaya County, Taita-Taveta County, Tana River County, Tharaka Nithi County, Bungoma County, Kitui County, Embu County, Machakos County, Kiambu County among other regions.
Kikuyu: Gīcigo gīa gīcūa-inī nī gīabata mūno ūkūria-inī wa maembe. no mīembe īrīa mīciarithanie rīu nī īrakūrio kauntī-inī cia Makueni, Meru, Murang’a, Nairobi, Nakuru, Siaya, Taita-Taveta, Tana River, Tharaka Nithi, Bungoma, Kitui, Embu, Machakos, Kiambu na icigo ingī.
English: what is the most important consideration for mango production
Kikuyu: Nīkīī kīrī bata mūno makarīa kūrora ūrīmi-inī wa maembe?
English: Most important considerations for Mango production are a dry period at flowering and sufficient heat during ripening
Kikuyu: Maūndū marīa mabata mūno kūrora ūrīmi-inī wa maembe nī hīndī ya riūa mītī īkīruta mahūa na ūrugarī mwega rīrīa maembe mareruha.
English: What are the main mango fruit seasons in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Imera nene cia maembe būrūri-inī wa Kenya cionekaga rī?
English: Main fruit seasons in Kenya are from November to April and May to July
Kikuyu: Imera nene cīa maembe būrūri-inī wa Kenya cīambagīrīria mweri wa ikūmi na ūmwe nginya mweri wa kana na ningī mweri wa gatano nginya wa mūgwanja.
English: What are the main export countries for mango fruits produce in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Nī mabūrūrī marīkū magūraga maembe kwa wūingī kuuma Kenya?
English: The main export markets for Kenyan mangoes is the Middle East countries
Kikuyu: Thoko nene cīa maembe ma Kenya ni mabūrūrī ma gītaro kīa Arabu
English: What are the various uses of mango fruit?
Kikuyu: Maembe mahūthīkaga atīa?
English: The fruit can be used as fresh fruit, juice, puree, jam, chutney, pickles, canned or dried
Kikuyu: Iembe no rīrīo o rīrī ituda, ngogoyo, puree, jam, chutney, pickels, ya mīkebe kana kūūmithio
English: What are the nutritional contents of mango fruit?
Kikuyu: ī hīhi maembe mongagīrīra kī thīīnī wa mwīrī?
English: The fruit contains almost all known vitamins and many essential minerals including Thiamine, Niacin, Ca, Fe e
Kikuyu: ītuda rīa maembe niriongagīrīra hakuhi vitamenī cīothe iria cīuikaine o hamwe na minūru cia bata mwīrī-īnī ta Thiamine, Niacin, Calcium na Iron.
English: What factors affect the quality of mango fruit?
Kikuyu: Ni maudū marīkū mangituma maembe macejie wega wamo?
English: scarcity of fibre, sweetness and minimum turpentine taste
Kikuyu: ūnyihu wa fibre, mucamo mwega, na unyihu uria munīnī wa mucamo wa turpentine.
English: What are the common mango varities?
Kikuyu: Mīthemba ya maembe īrīa yonekaga kaingī nī īrīkū?
English: Kett,apple,VanDyke,kengston,Eden,
Kikuyu: Kett,apple,VanDyke,kengston,Eden,
English: What are the characteristics of apple mango?
Kikuyu: Maūthī ma maembe mūthemba wa Apple nī marikū?
English: The fruits are medium to large, nearly round in shape and have a rich yellow/orange to red colour 
Kikuyu: Matūda maya ni ma ūnene wa gatagatī-ini na nī manenehaga, ni ma gīthiūrūri na rangi wa ngoikoni kana orange na mūtune.
English: • The skin is smooth and thin, the juicy yellow flesh has excellent flavour and a melting texture virtually free from fibre 
Kikuyu: Ngothi ya matuda maya ni nyorokū na ni jeke, juithī ya rangi wa ngoikoni nī rīrī mucamo mwega wa mwanya utari na rītīīrī fibre.
English: • Average Length: 9.7 cm with a width of 11 cm • Weight: 397g (medium/ large) 
Kikuyu: Gīthimo kia ūraihu wa gatagatī, sentimita 9.7, warīe wa wa sentimita 11 na urītū wa 397g (medium/ large)
English: • Harvesting Periods: Oct to Mar and May to Jul
Kikuyu: Matuda maya magethagwo kuuma mweri wa īkūmi nginya wa gatatū na mweri wa gatano nginya wa mugwaja.
English: What are the advantages of apple mango variety?
Kikuyu: Baita maembe wa Apple nī irīkū?
English: Early cultivar of excellent fruit quality, small/medium seed size, free from fibres
Kikuyu: Ituda riri rīa gikīro kia igūru, mbegu ni ya saizi nini/gatagatī-inī na rītirī fibre.
English: What ar ethe disaadvantages of apple mango fruit?
Kikuyu: Maembe ma Apple makoragwo na maūru marikū?
English: Susceptible to Anthracnose and Powdery Mildew, Alternate Bearing, range of altitude adaptation is limited
Kikuyu: Nīmanhotagwo mūno ni mīrīmū ta Anthracnose na Powdery mildew, nī ūrūgithagia imera na ndūhotaga kūmenyera matūra mamwe.
English: What are the charactirstics of kent mango fruit?
Kikuyu: Maūthī ma maembe mūthemba wa Kent nī marikū?
English: The fruits are large & ovate with a greenish-yellow skin, red or crimson blush shoulders and a rounded base shape 
Kikuyu: Matuda ma Kent nī manene na ma githiururi na ngothi ya rangi wa kihuti na ngoikoni, ngurura ndune ciande-inī na gītina gīthiūrūrī.
English: • The skin is thick and tough with small numerous yellow lenticels; the flesh is juicy, melting, deep yellow, fibreless and of a rich flavour 
Kikuyu: Ngothi yamo nī ndungu na nyūmū na tūkanyakanya twa rrangi wa ngoikoni, rīrutaga juice īrī cama, na rītīīrī fibre
English: • Length: 12.4 cm with a width of 9.7 cm (Large) • Weight: 545 g (Large) 
Kikuyu: ūraihu: 12.4cm na warīe wa 9.7cm (nene). Urītu wa 545g (nene)
English: • Advantages: late maturing, fibreless and of excellent internal quality. Fruits ship well
Kikuyu: Wega wamo. gūcererwo gūkūra, matirī fibre na nīithaka thīini na ni makuīkaga wega.
English: What are the advantages of kent mango fruit variety?
Kikuyu: Mawega ma mūthemba wa maembe ma Kent nī marīkū?
English: late maturing, fibreless and of excellent internal quality. Fruits ship well
Kikuyu: gūcererwo gūkūra, matirī fibre na nīmathaka thīini na nimakuīkaga wega.
English: What are the disadvantages of kent mango fruit variety?
Kikuyu: Maūru ma matuda mūthemba wa Kent nī marīkū?
English: skin coloration is often inadequate, prone to storage diseases, may exhibit alternate bearing
Kikuyu: rangi wa ikoro kaīngi ndūiganaga, nīrīnyitaguo nī mirīmū rīrīa rīīgītwo na nīrītīraga gūciara imera-inī imwe.
English: What ar ethe characteristics of tommy atkins mango variety?
Kikuyu: Mītugo ya mūthemba wa maembe ma Tommy Atkins nī īrīkū?
English: The fruits are medium to large, oval to oblong longer than broad, orange/yellow with a heavy red blush, numerous white lenticels and a broadly rounded base 
Kikuyu: Matuda maya nī ma gatagatī-inī nginya manene, nī magīthiorūrī na marīe, mīkurura ya orange/ngoikoni, tūmakanyakanya twerū na gītina gīthiūrūrī.
English: • Resistant to anthracnose and powdery mildew 
Kikuyu: Nī ītiragia mīrīmu ya Anthracnose na Powdery mildew
English: • The smooth skin is tough and thick 
Kikuyu: Ikoro rīa matuda maya nī nyoroku, nyūmū na ndungu.
English: • Average Length: 12.6 cm with a width of 9.9 cm • Average Weight: 522 g 
Kikuyu: Uraihu wa gatagatī-inī: 12.6cm na warie wa 9.9cm. Urītu wa 522g
English: • Early to mid-season cultivar
Kikuyu: Mūthemba ūyū ūkūraga tene gītakinyīte gatagatī.
English: What are the advantages of tommy atkins mango fruit cultivar?
Kikuyu: Mawega ma mūthemba wa maembe ma Tommy Atkins nī marīkū?
English: very attractive fruits, excellent shipping and shelf-life qualities, consistent producer, good resistance to Anthracnose and Powdery Mildew
Kikuyu: Matuda maya nī magucagīrīrīa, ni makuīkaga raithī na nī magīkīro kīa iguru, nī maciaraga wega marūmanīrīirie, ni metiragia mīrīmū ya Anthracnose na Powdery mildew.
English: What are the disadvantages of tommy atkins  mango fruit variety?
Kikuyu: Maūru ma matuda mūthemba wa Tommy Atkins nī marīkū?
English: danger of internal breakdown (jelly seed), fibre content is slightly higher than average
Kikuyu: Nī magūmirwo nī gūthūka kuuma na thīinī( jelly seed), nī marī fibre nyīngī.
English: What are the characteristics of ngowe mango variety?
Kikuyu: Mītugo ya mūthemba wa maembe ma Ngowe nī īrīkū?
English: The fruits are large, slender, oblong longer than broad with a very prominent hook-like beak at the apex 
Kikuyu: Matuda maya nī manene, maceke, marīī na nī macomoku mīthīanī
English: • The deep yellow flesh is of excellent quality, virtually fibreless, melting, and carries no turpentine taste 
Kikuyu: Nī ma rangi wa ngoikoni, magīkīro kīa īguru, fibre nī nini na ndīrī mucamo wa turpentine.
English: • Average Length: 14 cm with a width of 9.5 cm • Weight: 523 g (Large) 
Kikuyu: Uraihu wa gatagatī-inī. 14cm na warīe wa 9.5cm. Urītū wa 523g ( nene)
English: • Harvesting Periods: November – March
Kikuyu: mahida ma kugetha: Mweri wa īkūmi na ūmwe nginya mweri wa gatatū
English: What are the advantage s of ngowe mango fruit variety?
Kikuyu: Ni mawega marīku makoragwo na mūthemba wa maembe wa Ngowe?
English: Good to excellent fruit quality, moderate tree size, good shipper, seed propagation possible (polyembryonic),
Kikuyu: Nī matuda ma gīkīro kīa iguru, saizī ya gatagatī-inī, nī makuīkaga raithī na ūhurī wa mbeū nīuhotekanaga.
English: Excellent for processing
Kikuyu: Nī mathīīkaga raithī.
English: What are the disadvantages of ngowe mango fruit variety?
Kikuyu: Maūru ma maembe mūthemba wa ngowe nī marīkū?
English: Susceptible to Powdery Mildew, tendency of alternate bearing
Kikuyu: Ni metiragia mūrimū wa powdery mildew na nīmatīragīria gūciara imera imwe.
English: What are the characteristics of keitt mango variety?
Kikuyu: Mūthemba wa maembe ma Keitt ūkoragwo na mūtugo ūrīkū?
English: Large, ovate & plumb, rounded base shape and without a beak. 
Kikuyu: Nī manene, mūhiano wa oval na gītina gīthiūrūrī na timacomoku.
English: Average Length: 11.7 cm by 9.2 cm in wide. Weight: 456 g (Large).
Kikuyu: Uraihu wa gatagatī: 11.7cm na warīe wa 9.2cm. Urītū wa 456g (nene)
English: What are the advantages of keitt mango fruit variety?
Kikuyu: Ni mawega marīku makoragwo na mūthemba wa maembe wa Keitt?
English: : Late maturity, good marketing qualities and productivity, fair resistance to Anthracnose
Kikuyu: Makūraga macereirwo kīmera-inī, itunda nī ithaka na gūcīara wega, na nīrītiragia mūrīmu wa Anthracnose hanini
English: What are the characteristics of van dyke mango variety?
Kikuyu: Mūthemba wa maembe wa Van Dyke ūkorago na mūtugo ūrīkū?
English: Ovate shape, bright yellow ground colour with a heavy crimson blush and prominent beak.
Kikuyu: Maembe me mūhiano wa itumbī, rangi mūcamu wa ngoikoni, mīkurura mīcamu mītune na nī macomoku.
English: • Average Length: 10.5 cm by 7.9 cm in width. Weight: 280g (Small/Medium).
Kikuyu: Uraihu wa gatagatī: 10.5cm na warīe wa 7.9cm. Urītū wa 280g (manini/gatagatīini)
English: What are the advantages of van dyke mango fruit variety?
Kikuyu: Ni mawega marīku makoragwo na mūthemba wa maembe wa van dyke?
English: Good resistance to Anthracnose and Powdery Mildew, regular bearer
Kikuyu: Nī metiragia mīrimū ya Anthracnose na Powdery mildew, na nī maciaraga marūmanīrīirīe
English: What are the charactristics of sensation mango fruit variety?
Kikuyu: Mūthemba wa maembe wa sensation ūkorago na mūtugo ūrīkū?
English: “Sensation”: Oval/oblique, deep yellow colour with a prominent dark-red to purple blush. Average Length: 10.8 cm by 7.8 cm in width. Weight: 307g (Medium).
Kikuyu: Nī ma mūhiano wa itumbī, rangi wa ngoikoni na mīkurura mītune mīcamu īhakūhī kūhana purple.
 Uraihu wa gatagatī: 10.8cm na warīe wa 7.8cm. Urītū wa 307g (gatagatī)
English: What are the advantages of sensation mango fruit variety?
Kikuyu: Nī mawega marīku makoragwo na mūthemba wa maembe wa sensation?
English: Beautifully coloured late cultivar, none to scanty fibres, heavy yielder
Kikuyu: Nī ithaka na rīciaraga rīcereirwo kīmera-inī, rīrī fibre kana rīngī no rīkorwo rīrī na tūnini na nīriciaraga mūno
English: What are the characteristics of sabine mango fruit variety?
Kikuyu: Mūthemba wa maembe wa sabine ūkorago na mūtugo ūrīkū?
English: Elongated, bright yellow colour with a dark red blush.
Kikuyu: Nī iraihu, rangi mūkengu wa ngoikoni na mīkurura mītune mīcamu.
English: • Average Length: 14.2 cm by 6.6 cm in width. Weight: 435g (Medium/large).
Kikuyu: Ūraihu wa gatagatīi: 14.2cm na warīe wa 6.6cm. Urītū wa 435g (gatagatī/nene)
English: What are the advantages of sabine mango fruit variety?
Kikuyu: Nī mawega marīku makoragwo na mūthemba wa maembe wa sabine?
English: Only slightly affected by Anthracnose and Powdery Mildew, no distinct biennial bearing, no fibres
Kikuyu: Nī mahinyagīrīrīo hanini nī mīrmū ya Anthracnose na Powdery mildew, kaingī maticiaraga maita merī makwa na matirī fibre
English: What are the characteristics of haden mango fruit variety?
Kikuyu: Nī mawega marīku makoragwo na mūthemba wa maembe wa haden?
English: : Bright yellow colour with deep crimson or red blush, numerous large whitish/yellow glands.
Kikuyu: Makoragwo na rangi wa ngoikoni mūkengu na mīkurura mītune mīcamu, na maroro merū manene
English: Average Length: 10 cm by 8 cm in width. Weight: 431g (Medium/large)
Kikuyu: Uraihu wa gatagatīini: 10cm na warīe wa 8cm. Urītū wa 431g (gatagatīini/nene)
English: What are the advantages of haden mango fruit variety?
Kikuyu: Ni mawega marīku makoragwo na mūthemba wa maembe wa Haden?
English: Excellent fruit quality, suitable for commercial plantings, good shipper
Kikuyu: Nī īrī matuda ma gīkīro kīa īguru, no mahandwo marī ma biacara, na nī mega ūkui-inī.
English: What are the characteristics of maya mango fruit variety?
Kikuyu: Mūthemba wa maembe wa maya ūkorago na mūtugo ūrīkū?
English: Ovate and plumb, yellow colour with a reddish blush. 
Kikuyu: Me mūhiano wa itumbī icomoku, rangi wa ngoikoni na mīkurura mītune.
English: Average Length: 10.3 cm by 7.8 cm in width. Weight: 295g (Medium).
Kikuyu: Uraihu wa gatagatīini: 10.3cm na warīe wa 7.8cm. Urītū wa 295g (gatagatīini)
English: What are the optimal ecological requirements for mango fruits production?
Kikuyu: Maembe makūra wega matūra-inī marī na rīera rīhana atīa?
English: 0 – 1,500 meter above sea level;500 – 1,000 mm of rainfall annually.
Kikuyu: Kuuma mita 0 – 1,500 iguru ria maaī ma īrīa; 500 – 1,000 mm cia mbura o mwaka
English: 24 – 27 0C.Sandy, loam, black cotton and even murram soils

Kikuyu: Ūrugarī wa 24 – 270C. Tīīrī mūthemba wa Sand, loam, black cotton, na murram.
English: •Well drained, deep soils
• pH range 5.5 – 7.5
Kikuyu: tīīrī ūrahetūkia maaī wega
 ph ya kuuma 5.5 - 7.5
English: How do prepare land before planting mango fruits?
Kikuyu: Muguda wa kūhada maembe ūharagīrīrīo atīa?
English: Slashing weedy fields and removal of stumps of shrubs 
Kikuyu: Fieka ria na weheria ithukī na īthaka
English: • In some cases, hoeing to loosen the soil is done before planting/transplanting 
Kikuyu: Rīmwe, no ūrīme nīgūo kuororoia tīīrī ūtanahanda
English: • On a slope if irrigation is required, construction of drainage channels and choice of proper orchard layout system (square, hexagonal etc.) are done 
Kikuyu: Kūria ūrīmī wa maaī ūrahūthika na nī kudū īgūrū, weji wa mītaro ya kuhetūkia maaī ni ubatīe na gucagura ūrīa muguda ūgūikara ni wa bata( square hexagonal harī ingī)
English: • In wind prone zones, the planting of windbreak rows of fast growing trees is necessary ideally 2 – 3 years before establishment of the orchard
Kikuyu: Macigīrīra marīa marī huho nene, na mabatīe kūhadwo mitī ya gūkūra na ihenya kūgīrīrīa uritū wa huho mbere ya gūthura harīa maembe mekuhadwo.
English: What is the recommended spacing for mango fruits?
Kikuyu: Ūtaganu wakūhanda mīembe ūrīa wagīrīire nī ūrīkū?
English: Range from 9 x 9 m to 13 x 13 m depending on growth characteristic of the individual variety, the type of soil, and agroecological conditions
Kikuyu: Kuuma 9 x 9 m nginya 13 x 13 na ūringanaga na mūthemba wa mūembe, tīīri na rīera rīa itūra.
English: How do i prepare holes for mango fruit planting?
Kikuyu: Batīī kuharīrīa atīa marīma ma kūhada mīembe?
English: Hole Size: 60 x 60 x 60 cm. Separate the topsoil and the subsoil
Kikuyu: Saizī ya marīma 60 x 60 x 60cm. Tigithūnikania tīīrī wa igūru na wa thīinī
English: How do i apply manure for mango fruit planting?
Kikuyu: Batiī gūīkīra thumu wa kūhanda mīembe atia?
English: After the preparation of planting holes, apply manure/compost and basal fertilizer. Mix thoroughly with topsoil
Kikuyu: Thutha wa kūharīria marima ma kūhanda, īkīra thumu wa gūthondeka na mahuti na bataritha ūcoke ūtukanie na tiiri mūnoru wa igūrū.
English: What is the rate of manure application in mango fruit growing?
Kikuyu: Hihi gīthimi kīega gīa gūīkīra mīembe-inī nī kīrīkū?
English: Topsoil is mixed with two debes (40 kg per hole = 4 tons per īka) of well decomposed manure and 125 g of TSP or DSP before refilling the hole
Kikuyu: Tīri mūnoru wa igūrū ūtukanagio na marebe meeri (kiro 40 o irima = tani 4 o īka) ma thumu mūhīu wega na gramu 125 cia bataraitha mūthemba wa TSP kana DSP mbere ya kūihūria irima na tīīri.
English: What are the factors to consider in nursery site selection for mango fruits?
Kikuyu: Nī maūndū marīkū batiī kūrora hīndī ya gūthura handū ha gūthondeka natharī ya mīembe?
English: Nearness to quality water source 
Kikuyu: Hakuhī na maaī mega.
English: • Good drainage 
Kikuyu: • Tīīrī ūrahītūkia maaī
English: • Security against animals, thieves etc. 
Kikuyu: • Ūgitirī kuumana na nyamū, aici na maūndū mangī.
English: • Availability of wind breaks (Casuarina, Grevillea etc.)
Kikuyu: • Ngiri cia kūhinga huho (Casuarina, Grevillea na mīthemba īngī)
English: • Accessibility to the road
Kikuyu: • Ūkinyanīria wa barabara
English: How do i prepare nursery for mango seeds planting?
Kikuyu: Batiī kūharīria natharī ya mīembe atīa?
English: Prepare a seedbed of width 1 m and a desirable length by removing farm soil from the seedbed to a depth of 30 cm and refill the 30 cm depression with sand
Kikuyu: Thondeka natharī ya wariī wa mita īmwe na ūraihu ūrīa ūkwenda na njīra ya kweheria tīīrī nginya ūriku wa sentimita mīrongo ītatū ūcoke wīihūrie irima rīu na mūthanga.
English: How do i prepare mango seed for planting?
Kikuyu: Batiī kūharīria mbegū cia mīembe atīa mbere cia kūhanda?
English: Pick fruit from the tree rather than from off the ground 
Kikuyu: Thura maembe ma gūkūhe mbegū kuuma mūtī igūrū kūrī kūngania marīa magwīte thīī.
English: • Mango seed should be healthy, fresh and not dried at the time of planting
Kikuyu: • Mbegū ya maembe ībatiī gūkorwo ītari na mīrimū, matarī maikaru kuuma matuo na matarī momū hīndī ya kūhanda.
English: • Seeds must be taken from ripe fruits of mature, healthy and vigorous trees
Kikuyu: • Mbegū no nginya ciume kuuma kūrī maembe meru ma mītī mīkūrū, ītarī na mīrimū na īrīa īrakūra wega.
English: What are the cultivars used as root stocks in mango grafting?
Kikuyu: Itina iria ihūthagīrwo gūciarithania mīembe nī irīkū?
English: Cultivars used as rootstocks are: Peach, Sabre, Sikio punda and Dodo
Kikuyu: Itina njega ciumaga kūrī: peach, sabre, sikio, Punda na Dodo
English: What are the features (yields, average weight and flavor) of Sabine mango variety?
Kikuyu: Nī ngumo irīkū (cia maciaro, ūritū na mūcamo) ikoragwo na maembe mūthemba wa Sabine?
English: Sabine is a late maturing variety that bears fruits regularly. 
Kikuyu: Sabine nī mūthemba ūkūraga ūrī mūcerere na kaingī ūciaraga ūtagūtīīrīria.
English: The tree has a vigorous growth with dense canopy. 
Kikuyu: Mūtī wa sabine ūkūraga naihenya na ūkoragwo ūrī mūtumanu.
English: The Sabine Variety has some resistance to powdery mildew and anthracnose. 
Kikuyu: Mūthemba wa Sabine nīūhotaga gūītiria mīrimū ya powdery mildew na anthracnose.
English: The Sabine variety is best suited for cultivation in mid altitudes. 
Kikuyu: Mūthemba wa Sambine ūkūraga wega matūra-inī matarī īrīma-inī nene.
English: It produces fruits that are medium to large size. 
Kikuyu: Ūciaraga maembe matarī manene mūno ona gūtwīka no manenehe.
English: They elongated in shape measuring 14.2cm and 6.6 cm. 
Kikuyu: Makoragwo marī magucūku na ithimo cia sentimita 14.2 na 6.6.
English: The ripe fruits have a blight yellow and a red blush. 
Kikuyu: Ikoro rīa maembe meeru rīkoragwo na rangi ūrakenga wa ngoikoni na mīkurura mītune.
English: The flesh is yellow, juicy, fibreless and with a mild flavour.
Kikuyu: Nyama ya itunda nī ya rangi wa ngoikoni, nīīrī cama, ndīrī ndigi na mūtararīko ūtarī mūnene.
English: What are the features (yields, average weight and flavor) of Haden mango variety?
Kikuyu: Nī ngumo irīkū (cia maciaro, ūritū na mūcamo) ikoragwo na maembe mūthemba wa Haden?
English: Haden is a high yielding and early season mango variety. 
Kikuyu: Haden nī mūthemba ūciaraga mūno na ūkūraga tene kīmera kīambīrīria.
English: The tree grows large and has a spreading canopy. 
Kikuyu: Mūtī nīūnenehaga na honge igakūra itambūrūkīte.
English: However, its susceptible to anthracnose. 
Kikuyu: No ona kūrī ūgūo, nīūtoragio nī mūrimū wa anthracnose.
English: The variety is best suited for cultivation in mid altitude areas.

Kikuyu: Mūthemba ūyū ūkūraga wega matūra-inī matarī irīma-inī nene.
English: The fruits are medium to large sized and are ovate in shape. 
Kikuyu: Maembe ma Handen nī manenehaga, na makoragwo na mūhano wa itumbī icomoku.