In fact, it is these Northeast Plains, especially in the contact zone between the Greater Hinggan and Yanshan Mountains, that gave birth to many of the peoples who would later took over the Central Plains areas.
These phenomena were observed not only in Australia but also in other shield and platform regions such as the Northeast China Plain, the Interior Plains of North America, and the European Plain.
The Manchurian-Korean and Sikhote-Alin mountain ranges separate the plains of the Amur and Sungari (Songhua) rivers, the Lake Khanka lowland, and the Northeast (Manchurian) Plain.
The Liao River system drains the southern part of the Northeast (Manchurian) Plain.
Shenyang is situated in the southern portion of the vast Northeast (Manchurian) Plain just north of the Hun River, a major tributary of the Liao River.
It is situated in the northern part of the Northeast (Manchurian) Plain east of the Nen River, between Qiqihar (northwest) and Harbin (southeast), in the general vicinity of Anda.
It then flows southward, forming part of the border between these two areas as it crosses the northern section of the Northeast (Manchurian) Plain to join the Sungari just east of Da'an in Jilin province.
The region implicated, the Northeast China Plain, is highly agricultural, so the researchers suggest that a toxin produced by a fungus living on the crops is a likely culprit.
Pop2N includes 33 lines mainly collected from the early spring sowing region (ESR) of Heilongjiang province in Northeast China Plain, which represents the most northerly part of foxtail millet cultivation.
