WATER EXTREME STRESSES CAUSED BY FLOODING AND DROUGHT ARE DETRIMENTAL TO CROP YIELDS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. UNDERSTANDING HOW RICE, WHICH SHOWS REMARKABLE PLASTICITY IN DEVELOPMENT OF A SUBERIZED TRANSPORT BARRIER IN THE EXODERMAL CELL LAYER OF THE ROOT, RESPONDS TO THESE EXTREMES THROUGH GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS CAN INFORM BREEDING AND ENGINEERING OF RESILIENT CROPS, WHICH CAN HELP STABILIZE PLANT PRODUCTION IN ADVERSE CONDITIONS. MOREOVER, SYSTEMS APPROACHES TO INTEGRATE DATA AND IDENTIFY KEY REGULATORS OF GENE EXPRESSION CAN FACILITATE RAPID PROGRESSION FROM MULTI-OMICS PROFILING OF PLANT CELL TYPES TO ENGINEERING AND BREEDING APPLICATIONS. FINALLY, EXPANDED CAPABILITIES FOR THE PRECISE SPATIOTEMPORAL CONTROL OF TRANSGENES WILL BROADEN THE POSSIBILITIES FOR PLANT GENOME ENGINEERING FOR PLANT HEALTH AND PRODUCTION.

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