Table 1 Hosts and locations of fungal isolates used in this study

CZC

Valsa sordida

Populus sp.

Beijing botanical garden, Haidian, Beijing

40.00°N,116.21°E

[31]

SD47

Botryosphaeria dothidea

Populus sp.

Nanzhaolou, Yuncheng, Shandong

35.44°N,115.90°E

–

SD60

B. dothidea

Populus sp.

Huanhai Road, Yantai, Shandong

37.38°N,119.94°E

[28]

CZ1218

B. dothidea

Populus sp.

Guanbei, Huayin, Shaanxi

34.55°N,110.12°E

[28]

CZ1070c

B. dothidea

Populus sp.

Shenzhou, Hengshui, Hebei

37.99°N,115.56°E

[28]

CZ1070b

B. dothidea

Populus sp.

Shenzhou, Hengshui, Hebei

37.99°N,115.56°E

[28]

CZ843

B. dothidea

Populus sp.

Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei

38.82°N,115.44°E

[28]

CZ909

B. dothidea

Populus sp.

Dajidian, Baoding, Hebei

38.82°N,115.39°E

–

CZ956b

B. dothidea

Populus sp.

Tangxian, Baoding, Hebei

38.93°N,114.78°E

–

CZ1009

B. dothidea

Populus sp.

Renxian, Xingtai, Hebei

37.12°N,114.65°E

–

CZ1010

B. dothidea

Populus sp.

Renxian, Xingtai, Hebei

37.12°N,114.65°E

[28]

CZ1055

B. dothidea

P. tomentosa

Pingshan, Shijiazhuang, Hebei

38.43°N,113.90°E

[28]

CZ1068b

B. dothidea

Populus sp.

Shenzhou, Hengshui, Hebei

37.99°N,115.56°E

[28]