International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Recent papers from International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

1. Efficient phenotyping of banana (Musa spp.) germplasm for resistance to five biotic constraints using Partially replicated (P-rep) designPLoS ONE · 2026
2. Biofortified Cassava Adoption, Poverty Reduction, and Household Welfare in Nigeria: Distributional Effects and Productivity PathwaysFood and Energy Security · 2026
3. Association mapping and molecular marker development for cassava brown streak disease resistanceFrontiers in Plant Science · 2026
4. Institutionalizing school-based malaria surveillance to strengthen subnational stratification and policy in Tanzania: lessons from a decade of national implementation (2014–2025)Malaria Journal · 2026
5. Analysis of the maize and groundnut seed value chains in central and northern TanzaniaAgriculture & Food Security · 2026
6. Multi-trait selection of tropical maize hybrids for combined productivity, agronomic stability, and aflatoxin resistanceFrontiers in Plant Science · 2026
7. Multi-environment evaluation identifies high-yielding and stable winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.) accessions for sub-Saharan AfricaFrontiers in Plant Science · 2026
8. Framework for implementation of climate-smart agriculture for common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L. ) systems in AfricaJournal of Plant Interactions · 2026
9. Farmer trait preferences and implications for demand-led yam breeding in selected production areas of West AfricaFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · 2026
10. Genetic Diversity and GWAS Analysis of Southern Africa Common Bean Panel for Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) Resistance2026
11. Multi-locus random marker effects GWAS, ensemble models and variable selection improve genomic prediction for pro-vitamin A carotenoids in cassavaHeliyon · 2026
12. The potential of grain legumes for sustainable food production in sub-Saharan Africa under a changing climateGlobal Food Security · 2026
13. Seed System Pathways to Productivity: A Comparative Analysis of Common Bean Seed Classes in TanzaniaSeeds · 2026
14. Field and Molecular Assessment of Cassava Viral Pandemics in Four Provinces of North-Eastern Democratic Republic of CongoJournal of Agricultural Science · 2026
15. Evaluation of bioagents and their SynCom inoculants for suppression of Rhizoctonia bataticola and Sclerotium rolfsii in chickpea: In vivo studyBiological Control · 2026
16. Economic Empowerment of Girls and Young Women and Its Implications for Reducing Child Marriage: Evidence from the Girls Get Equal Project in TanzaniaYouth · 2026
17. Optimal planting window: evaluating the response of CBSD-tolerant and CBSD-susceptible cassava varieties in TanzaniaTropical Plant Pathology · 2026
18. Effect of Pesticide and Nutrient Losses from Smallholder Farms on Surface Water Quality in Eastern Africa: A Systematic ReviewPollutants · 2026
19. African Soils Are Also under Threat: Occurrence of Pesticides in Agricultural Soils and ImplicationsEnvironmental Science & Technology · 2026
20. Trends in prevalence and predictors of anemia among school-aged children in Tanzania: analysis of 2019–2023 cross-sectional surveys using a multilevel logistic regression modelBMC Public Health · 2026