CONFERENCE PROGRAM
17 September 2025- Wednesday
| Time | Event | Title |
| 09:30-10:00 | Opening Ceremony | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Dr. Ekrem Gürel | Impacts of Global Climate Change on Agricultural Production: The Case of Sugar Beet in Turkey |
| 10:30-11:00 | Dr. Hakan Özkan | Triticum araraticum as a Genetic Resource for Climate-Smart Wheat: Future Perspectives Including De Novo Domestication |
| 11:00-11:30 | Dr. Sotirios Fragkostefanakis | Beat the heat: What tomato evolution teaches us about plant thermotolerance mechanisms |
| 11:30-12:00 | Dr. Bernd Mueller-Roeber | Tissue-specific mechanisms of heat stress tolerance in plants |
| 12:00-13:15 | Lunch | Omtel |
| 13:15-13:40 | Dr. Antonio Granell Richart | Genomics and NGTs for tomato fruit quality and increase resilience |
| 13:40-14:00 | Dr. Nejdet Kandemir | Genetic Improvement of Drought Adaptation in Cereal Crops |
| 14:00-14:20 | Dr. Ece Turhan | Impact of Sucrose Supply on Chilling Tolerance in Tomato Seedlings |
| 14:20-14:40 | Dr. Musa Kavas | Genome Editing Approaches in Tomato: Insights from CRISPR Applications |
| 14:40-15:00 | Dr. Kubilay Yıldırım | CRISPR-Mediated Genome Editing as a Strategic Tool for Enhancing Biotic Stress Tolerance in Crops Under Climate Change and Global Warming Scenarios |
| 15:00-15:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:15-15:45 | Dr. Fredy Altpeter (Online) | Comparison of heat-inducible promoters for biotech approaches in sugarcane improvement |
| 15:45-16:05 | Dr. Ertan Yıldırım | Ameliorative effects of strigolactone on tolerance to lead stress on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) plants |
| 16:05-16:25 | Dr. Melek Ekinci | Determination of the contribution of humic substances to plant growth in lettuce under flooding conditions |
| 16:25-16:45 | Dr.Bayram Çevik | Involvement of MYB transcription factors in biotic and abiotic stress response in plants and the expressions analysis of some tomato MYBs in response to Tomato spotted wilt virus and drought stress |
| 16:45-17:00 | Dr. Çağla Sönmez | Sequential cold and heat stresses establish an intergenerational stress memory in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) |
| 17:00-17:30 | Poster Session | |
| 18:00-19:00 | Wellcome Dinner | Samsu Börek Restaurant |
18 September 2025- Thursday
| Time | Event | Title |
| 09:15-09:45 | Dr. Goetz Hensel | Precision Plant Editing: From Barley to Amaranth with CRISPR in Hand |
| 09:45-10:15 | Dr. Frank Van Breusegem | Decrypting the plant oxidative stress response |
| 10:15-10:35 | Dr. Sara Izquierdo Zandalinas (Online) | Unraveling plant responses to multifactorial stress combinations under climate change scenarios |
| 10:35-10:45 | Flash Talks | 1-2 |
| 10:45-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-11:20 | Dr.Muhammad Aasim | Computational and Machine Learning Models for Optimizing Germination Under Cold Stress Conditions of Common Bean with Titania (TiO2) Nanoparticles |
| 11:20-11:40 | Dr. Murat Aydın | Inhibitory effect of exogenous methionine on drought stress in tomato seedlings |
| 11:40-12:00 | Dr. Emre Aksoy | Planetary Resilience by Design: Pan‑Omics and AI‑Driven Gene Editing for Climate‑Smart Crop Breeding Roadmap to 2075 beyond Europe’s Green Deal |
| 12:00-13:15 | Lunch | Peçko Restaurant |
| 13:15-13:35 | Dr. Filiz Vardar | Microorganisms and Biofertilizers: Eco-Friendly Approaches for Sustainable Agriculture |
| 13:35-13:55 | Dr. Selman Uluışık | Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria in Action: Enhancing Almond Resilience to Drought |
| 13:55-14:15 | Dr. Fatma Aydınoğlu | Unrevealing microRNA Roles in Maize (Zea mays L.) Leaf Growth Response to Chilling Stress by miRNomics and VIGS-based STTM approach |
| 14:15-14:35 | Dr. Nataliia Kutsokon | Salinity tolerance of fast-growing Salicaceae species |
| 14:35-14:45 | Flash talks | 3-4 |
| 14:45-15:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:00-15:20 | Dr. Nihal Öztolan Erol | Potassium Deficiency Induces Cellulose synthase A 4 Expression in Arabidopsis thaliana and Triticum aestivum |
| 15:20-15:40 | Dr. Yılmaz Kaya | Drought Stress Mitigation via Plant-Endophyte Interactions |
| 15:40-16:00 | Dr. İsmail Bezirganoğlu | Investigation of the Effect of Melatonin and Endophytic Bacteria Administration on Salt Stress Tolerance in Lotus corniculatus Plants in Vitro Conditions |
| 16:00-16:20 | Dr. Sedat Serçe | Utilization of Berry Crop Plant Genetic Resources to Cope with Changing Environment |
| 16:20-17:30 | Flash Talks | 5-11 |
| 18:00-20:00 | Gala Dinner | Hoşkadem Restaurant |
19 September 2025- Friday
| Time | Event | Title |
| 09:15-09:35 | Dr. Utku Avcı | Plant Cell Walls in a Changing Climate |
| 09:35-09:55 | Dr. İskender Tiryaki | Genome-Wide Identification of DELLA Genes in Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) and Determination of Physiological Responses to Drought Stress by GABA |
| 09:55-10:15 | Dr. Şeyma Gökdemir | Genome-wide Analysis and Role of miR167 and miR398 in the Regulation of Cold Stress and Hydrogen Peroxide Acclimation in Tomato Plants |
| 10:15-10:25 | Flash talks | 12 |
| 10:25-10:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45-11:05 | Dr. Hatice Şelale Yıldız | Divergent Transcriptional Programs Underlie Salt Tolerance in Solanum pennellii Introgression Lines |
| 11:05-11:25 | Dr. Gültunay Eren | Determination of the Effects of Global Climate Anomalies on Apricot Orchards in Malatya Province |
| 11:25-11:45 | Dr. Esma Yiğider | Effects of dopamine on reducing salt stress damage in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) at morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular levels |
| 11:45-12:00 | Dr. Ahmad Alsaleh | Accelerating Climate-Resilient Hemp Breeding through Molecular Marker Technologies |
| 11:45-12:00 | Closing Ceremony | |
| 12:15-17:00 | Samsun City Tour-Kızılırmak Delta Bird Sanctuary Visit |
Flash Talks
| 1 | Tuğçe Er | Determination of Groundwater Microbial Diversity by Metabarcoding Approach and Potential Use in Agricultural Applications |
| 2 | Momna Mehmood | CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Knockout of sly-miR9469 for Functional Analysis of Drought Tolerance in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) |
| 3 | Erdem Emre DELİGÖZ | Competitive endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) involving miR396 and miR319 regulate maize leaf growth during pathogenic fungus Fusarium verticillioides infection |
| 4 | Sena KIZILBOĞA | Cross-Kingdom RNA Interference-Mediated Interactions Between Pathogenic Fungus Fusarium verticillioides and Maize (Zea mays): Morphological, Biochemical, and Molecular Insights |
| 5 | Oğuz Kaan Yaşar | Transcriptional Profiling in lox3 mutant Arabidopsis thaliana Under Severe Boron Toxicity |
| 6 | Damla TURAN BÜYÜKDİNÇ | In vitro Screening for Salt and Drought Tolerance in Cichorium endivia L. and Cichorium intybus L. |
| 7 | Ayşenur BOZKURT | A Multiplexed Genome Editing Approach for Climate-Resilient Iron Biofortification in Potato |
| 8 | Selçuk ÇETİN | Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of the GABA Pathway Gene Family in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa): Insights into Stress Response and Developmental Regulation |
| 9 | Enes Gökhan YILMAZ | Assessing Drought Tolerance and its Relationship with Seed Size in Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Cultivars |
| 10 | Dilruba TABAY SÜMBÜL | Impact of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles on Growth, Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Gene Expression in Maize (Zea mays L.) Seedlings |
| 11 | Neslihan Yaşar | Single-nucleus RNA sequencing reveals gene regulatory networks in Arabidopsis thaliana roots under drought stress |
| 12 | Olha Yaroshko | Enhancing shoot regeneration efficiency under PEG-modulated drought stress conditions in Solanum lycopersicum cultivars Micro-Tom and M82 |
Poster Presentation
| 1 | Ece FİDAN | Evaluation of Tolerance to the Combination of Salt and High Temperature in Five Winter Wheat Genotypes |
| 2 | Aybüke Didenur SAK | Salicylic Acid Modulation of ABA-Induced MAPK Signaling in Quinoa under Drought Stress: Insights from the Titicaca Genotype |
| 3 | Muhammed Fatih KAYA | Overexpression of the SlAIMI gene encoding the R2R3 MYB transcription factor triggers drought tolerance in potatoes |
| 4 | Muhammed Yakup İPEK | Genome-wide identification of YSL gene family in quinoa and amaranth and expression patterns under high soil pH |
| 5 | Burçin KIYAK | Role of N-Acetylcysteine in Enhancing Antioxidant Activity and Productivity of Drought-Sensitive Bread Wheat |
| 6 | Elif Azra ATAR | Prediction of Iron Deficiency Tolerance Pathways in Quinoa Using Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Multiple Dataset Analysis |
| 7 | Necdet Mehmet ÜNEL | Brassinosteroid–Jasmonic acid–Ethylene Crossover Communication and Fiber Biogenesis in Cannabis sativa |
| 8 | Mustafa ÖÇAL | Drought-Induced Modulation of Bioactive Compounds and Antimicrobial Potential in Echinacea purpurea |
| 9 | Muhammed TATAR | Patulin Toxin-Producing Isolates in Penicillium expansum Link, (1809) Populations Isolated from Apples |
| 10 | Büşra YAZICILAR | The Role of Vitamin D in the Salt Stress Tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana |
| 11 | Merve ŞİMŞEK GEYİK | Nanotechnology-Endophyte Interaction in Alfalfa Plants Against Drought Stress |
| 12 | Salma Naimatullha | Integrating Design of Experiment (DOE) for Optimizing the Impact of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes on Seed Germination Indices in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) |
| 13 | Sabeen Rehman | Improving germination indices of biofortified cowpea using ZnO2 nanoparticles and a design of experiments approach |
| 14 | Noor Ul Ain | Functional Analysis and Determination of Potyvirus Resistance in Tomato Plants Developed by Overexpression and Silencing of the elF(iso)4E Gene |
| 15 | Beyza Altay | Development of multiple resistance to fungal diseases in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) via CRISPR-mediated mutation in MLO genes |
| 16 | Sılanur Aydoğdu | Functional Characterization of Solyc02g077790 Reveals Its Role in Tomato Fruit Ripening, Quality, and Stress-Linked Pathways |
| 17 | Yavuz Delen | Transcriptome Meta-Analysis Uncovers Core Susceptibility Genes Shaping Broad-Spectrum Stress Responses in Sunflower |
| 18 | Şeyma Gökdemir | Toxic boron responsive regulations of lox3 mutant Arabidopsis thaliana at physiological and biochemical levels |
| 19 | Hümeyra Yoldaş | Unveiling the Stress-Responsive KCS Gene Family in Tomato: Insights from Genome-Wide and In Silico Expression Analyses |
| 20 | Sevtap Doksöz Boncukçu | Seaweed Applications Enhance Salt Stress Tolerance in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) |
| 21 | Bayram Ali Yerlikaya | Development of Tomato Lines with Visual Markers and Enhanced Stress Tolerance through CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Targeting of a Negative Regulator in the Anthocyanin Pathway |