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Chopra, S., Hoshino, A., Boddu, J., Iida, S. (2006). Flavonoid Pigments as Tools in Molecular Genetics. In: Grotewold, E. (eds) The Science of Flavonoids. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-28822-2_6
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