role of mercuric chloride in plant tissue culture
Mercury(II) chloride For this application, the mercuric chloride is supported on carbon in concentrations of about 5 weight percent. This technology has been eclipsed by the thermal cracking of 1,2-dichloroethane. Other significant applications of mercuric chloride include its use as a depolarizer in batteries and as a reagent in organic synthesis and analytical chemistry (see below).[4] It is being used in plant tissue culture for surface sterilisation of explants such as leaf or stem nodes.