3 rd - century ▁Christian ▁texts ▁Category : S eth ian ▁texts <0x0A> </s> ▁Buck ey e ▁rot ▁of ▁tom ato ▁is ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁path ogen ▁Ph yt oph th ora ▁par as it ica . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁fung us ▁that ▁th riv es ▁in ▁warm , ▁wet ▁conditions ▁and ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁soil . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁a ▁b ull ’ s ▁eye ▁pattern ▁of ▁dark ▁brown ▁ro tt ing ▁on ▁the ▁tom ato ▁fruit , ▁and ▁affect s ▁fruit ▁that ▁is ▁close ▁to , ▁or ▁lying ▁on ▁the ▁soil . ▁The ▁easiest ▁management ▁is ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁plant ▁out ▁of ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁soil , ▁although ▁other ▁chemical ▁methods ▁can ▁be ▁very ▁effective . ▁This ▁disease ▁commonly ▁occurs ▁in ▁the ▁sout heast ▁and ▁south central ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁disease ▁has ▁affected ▁a ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁c rop ▁yield ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁India . ▁The ▁relatively ▁small ▁gen ome ▁size ▁of ▁Ph yt oph th ora ▁par as it ica ▁compared ▁to ▁Ph yt oph th ora ▁inf est ans ▁gives ▁research ers ▁the ▁unique ▁ability ▁to ▁further ▁examine ▁its ▁ability ▁to ▁cause ▁disease . ▁ ▁Host s / Sym pt oms ▁ ▁Buck ey e ▁rot ▁of ▁tom ato ▁affect s ▁tom ato ▁plants , ▁although ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁other ▁plants ▁that ▁are ▁affected , ▁including ▁pe pper , ▁pot ato , ▁to b acco , ▁p ine apple , ▁and ▁various ▁other ▁hosts . ▁Upon ▁in