They are now working on breeding sponge gourd and wheat varieties.

Representations of mature sponge gourds are found in widespread localities, suggestive of the high value accorded to cleanliness and hygiene.

Due to the use as a scrubbing sponge, it is also known by the common names dishrag gourd, rag gourd, sponge gourd, and vegetable-sponge.

Gourds -Bottle gourd, Bitter gourd, Ivygourd(Tindori), Sponge gourd, Ridge gourd, Pumpkin.

Summer: Muskmelon, Bhindi, Tinda, Bottle Gourd, Sponge Gourd, Bitter Gourd, Cucumber, Brinjal, Chillies, Tomato.

The luffa "sponge", also spelled loofah, which is commonly sold for use in the kitchen or the shower, is not derived from an animal but mainly from the fibrous "skeleton" of the sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca, Cucurbitaceae).

English common names include angled luffa, Chinese okra, dish cloth gourd, ridged gourd, sponge gourd, vegetable gourd, strainer vine, ribbed loofah, silky gourd, ridged gourd, silk gourd, and sinkwa towelsponge.

Almost a decade ago, Surya Nath heard that researchers were in the area setting up a project to examine how farmers grew six crops: rice, finger millet, taro, sponge gourd, pigeon pea, and cucumber. He approached them with a notion of crossing domestic rice with a wild variety.

In the European botanical literature, the plant was first described by Johann Veslingius in 1638, who named it "Egyptian cucumber".

Characteristics of loofa (Luffa cylindrica) sponge as a carrier for plant cell immobilization.