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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Luffa - Uses, Side Effects, and More. | Aug 31, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science - Luffa Gourd Production Practices from Transplanting and Direct Seeding Methods for Composite Productions (PDF). | May 01, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Pharma Innovation Journal - Performance of sponge gourd [Luffa cylindrica (Roem.) L.] genotypes for growth, yield and quality traits (PDF). | Mar 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Loofah sponges as reservoirs and vehicles in the transmission of potentially pathogenic bacterial species to human skin. | Nov 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Indian Journal of Horticulture - Transferability of sponge gourd EST-SSR markers for genetic diversity assessment of Luffa species. | Oct 18, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Harnessing sponge gourd: an alternative source of oil and protein for nutritional security. | May 17, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Horticulture Research - A high-quality sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica) genome. | Dec 19, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Luffa cylindrica-an emerging cash crop. | Oct 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Drugs.com - Luffa. | Sep 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Spruce - How to Grow and Care for Luffa. | Jun 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Natural History Museum - How to grow a loofah. | Mar 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ask IFAS - Luffaan Asian Vegetable Emerging in Florida. | Jan 27, 2023 | ||
| Added photo of angled loofah. | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Jan 13, 2016 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 23, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Aug 09, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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