ox am ▁to ▁the ▁soil ▁surface ▁under ▁the ▁v ines ▁around ▁ 4 – 8 ▁weeks ▁prior ▁to ▁har vest . ▁A ▁third ▁practice ▁to ▁help ▁control ▁the ▁disease ▁is ▁to ▁sp ray ▁with ▁another ▁fung ic ide , ▁dif ol atan , ▁ 4 ▁times ▁over ▁a ▁ 1 0 - day ▁period . ▁So il ▁should ▁be ▁f um ig ated ▁before ▁anything ▁else ▁is ▁plant ed ▁in ▁previously - in fect ed ▁soil . ▁ ▁Import ance ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁reports ▁of ▁Buck ey e ▁rot ▁of ▁tom ato ▁occurred ▁in ▁Florida ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁Later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁the ▁first ▁ep ide mic ▁of ▁it ▁occurred ▁in ▁an ▁experimental ▁field ▁in ▁Indiana . ▁It ▁pers isted ▁throughout ▁the ▁summer ▁inf ect ing ▁other ▁hosts ▁as ▁well . ▁It ▁resulted ▁in ▁destroy ing ▁up ▁to ▁ 4 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁tom ato ▁plants ▁grown . ▁In ▁Maryland , ▁tom atoes ▁are ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁important ▁veget able ▁c rop ▁grown , ▁account ing ▁for ▁ 8 . 6 ▁million ▁dollars ▁in ▁profit . ▁Ann ually , ▁ 2 5 - 3 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁tom atoes ▁are ▁processed ▁in ▁Maryland . ▁Tomatoes ▁are ▁also ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁econom ically ▁important ▁veget able ▁in ▁Pennsylvania . ▁F resh ▁tom atoes ▁account ▁for ▁ 2 . 1 ▁million ▁dollars ▁in ▁c ash ▁rece i pts ▁and ▁ 2 6 - 2 8 , 0 0 0 ▁tons ▁are