Dear Colleague,

Molecular plant protection has entered a decisive era in which biology, regulation, technology, and entrepreneurship no longer advance in parallel, but converge into a single transformative force. Over the past two decades, advances in genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, gene editing, RNA interference, peptide science, microbial and symbiont engineering have fundamentally reshaped entomology, plant pathology, and weed science. These tools no longer merely describe biological systems; they actively direct molecular outcomes in agriculture. Sustainability, once an aspiration, is now emerging as a measurable and testable biological architecture.

Within this global transformation, the International Molecular Plant Protection Congress (IMPPC) series has evolved into one of the world’s most influential platforms shaping the molecular future of plant protection.

IMPPC2019 (Adana) marked the first global declaration of molecular plant protection as a standalone scientific discipline, bringing together 42 keynote speakers and pioneering discussions.

IMPPC2023 (Bursa) expanded this vision with 87 keynote speakers and 41 companies and was defined by the Opening Lecture of Prof. Craig C. Mello, whose discovery of RNA interference directly connected fundamental biology to modern RNAi-based agricultural technologies.

Building on this accelerating legacy, IMPPC2026 will take place on May 17–21, 2026, at the Kremlin Palace Hotel, Antalya, co-organized by Ankara University and leading institutions of the Republic of Türkiye, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, including the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies, the General Directorate of Food and Control, and the Department of Training and Publication.

IMPPC2026 will convene more than one hundred keynote and invited speakers, senior regulators, policy-makers, and industry leaders, forming one of the most comprehensive global gatherings ever assembled in molecular plant protection. The scientific backbone of the congress is reinforced by three Nobel Laureates, whose discoveries define modern molecular biology: