| Potential use of rhizobial bacteria as promoters of plant growth for increased yield in landraces of African cereal crops VN Matiru, FD Dakora African Journal of Biotechnology 3 (1), 1-7, 2004 | 283 | 2004 |
| Evaluating factors influencing heterogeneity in agroforestry adoption and practices within smallholder farms in Rift Valley, Kenya J Nyaga, E Barrios, CW Muthuri, I Öborn, V Matiru, FL Sinclair Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 212, 106-118, 2015 | 99 | 2015 |
| Rhizosphere ecology of lumichrome and riboflavin, two bacterial signal molecules eliciting developmental changes in plants FD Dakora, VN Matiru, AS Kanu Frontiers in plant science 6, 700, 2015 | 88 | 2015 |
| Characterization and factors associated with diarrhoeal diseases caused by enteric bacterial pathogens among children aged five years and below attending Igembe District … S Karambu, V Matiru, M Kiptoo, J Oundo Pan African Medical Journal 16 (1), 2014 | 88 | 2014 |
| Isolation and identification of endophytic bacteria of bananas (Musa spp.) in Kenya and their potential as biofertilizers for sustainable banana production CN Ngamau, VN Matiru, A Tani, CW Muthuri | 87 | 2014 |
| Isolation and characterization of bacterial root endophytes with potential to enhance plant growth from Kenyan Basmati rice FN Mbai, EN Magiri, VN Matiru, J Nganga, VCS Nyambati | 87 | 2013 |
| Potential of indigenous bradyrhizobia versus commercial inoculants to improve cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. walp.) and green gram (Vigna radiata L. wilczek.) yields in Kenya S Mathu, L Herrmann, P Pypers, V Matiru, R Mwirichia, D Lesueur Soil science and plant nutrition 58 (6), 750-763, 2012 | 81 | 2012 |
| Fungal endophytes as promising tools for the management of bean stem maggot Ophiomyia phaseoli on beans Phaseolus vulgaris B Mutune, S Ekesi, S Niassy, V Matiru, C Bii, NK Maniania Journal of pest science 89, 993-1001, 2016 | 68 | 2016 |
| Xylem transport and shoot accumulation of lumichrome, a newly recognized rhizobial signal, alters root respiration, stomatal conductance, leaf transpiration and photosynthetic … VN Matiru, FD Dakora New phytologist 165 (3), 847-855, 2005 | 62 | 2005 |
| The rhizosphere signal molecule lumichrome alters seedling development in both legumes and cereals VN Matiru, FD Dakora New phytologist 166 (2), 439-444, 2005 | 55 | 2005 |
| Plant growth promotion in legumes and cereals by lumichrome, a rhizobial signal metabolite FD Dakora, V Matiru, M King, DA Phillips Nitrogen fixation: global perspectives. Wallingford, UK: CABI Publishing …, 2002 | 41 | 2002 |
| Detection of latent infection by Ralstonia solanacearum in potato (Solanum tuberosum) using stems instead of tubers JK Mwangi, AB Nyende, P Demo, VN Matiru African Journal of Biotechnology 7 (11), 2008 | 35 | 2008 |
| Aflatoxin M1 contamination of milk and its products in Bomet County, Kenya G Langat, M Tetsuhiro, T Gonoi, V Matiru, C Bii Advances in Microbiology 6 (07), 528, 2016 | 32 | 2016 |
| Antimicrobial activities of secondary metabolites produced by endophytic bacteria from selected indigenous Kenyan plants P Kaaria, V Matiru, M Ndungu Afr J Microbiol Res 6 (45), 7253-7258, 2012 | 32 | 2012 |
| Mycological findings of sputum samples from pulmonary tuberculosis patients attending TB clinic in Nairobi, Kenya EN Mwaura, V Matiru, C Bii Virology & Mycology 2 (3), 1-6, 2013 | 30 | 2013 |
| Potential use of endophytic bacteria as biofertilizer for sustainable banana (Musa spp.) production C Ngamau, VN Matiru, A Tani, C Muthuri African Journal of Horticultural Science 8 (1), 2014 | 27 | 2014 |
| IL‐17A and IL‐17F Gene Expression is Strongly Induced in the Mucosa of H. pylori‐Infected Subjects From Kenya and Germany A Kimang’a, G Revathi, S Kariuki, S Sayed, S Devani, M Vivienne, ... Scandinavian journal of immunology 72 (6), 522-528, 2010 | 27 | 2010 |
| Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles among Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Athi River Water in Machakos County, Kenya P Wambugu, M Habtu, P Impwi, V Matiru, J Kiiru Advances in Microbiology 5 (10), 711, 2015 | 23 | 2015 |
| Rhizobial infection of African landraces of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) and finger millet (Eleucine coracana L.) promotes plant growth and alters tissue nutrient concentration … VN Matiru, MA Jaffer, FD Dakora Symbiosis, 2005 | 18 | 2005 |
| Isolation and characterization of Ralstonia solanacearum strains causing bacterial wilt of potato in Nakuru County of Kenya RR Chamedjeu, J Masanga, V Matiru, S Runo African Journal of Biotechnology 17 (52), 1455-1465, 2018 | 16 | 2018 |
