Maximum contamination free leaf explants (94%) were obtained when the concentration of mercuric chloride was 0.05% treated for time duration of 2 min whereas 100% contamination free node and internode explants were obtained when the concentration of mercuric chloride was 0.1% for time duration of 4 minutes. In vitro clonal propagation of M. pruriens and its evaluation of genetic stability through random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were carried ou