Feature

ISSR

RAPD

SCAR

Plant material required

Little

Little

Little

Information generated

High and specific

High and nonspecific

Low and specific

Time required for detection

Short

Short

Short

Loci (single/multiple)

Multiple/single

Multiple

Single

Principle

DNA amplification

DNA amplification

DNA amplification

PCR based markers

Yes

Yes

Yes

Reproducibility

Moderate

Moderate

High

Part of genome

Whole genome

Whole genome

Part of genome

Use and development

Difficult

Moderate

Low

Reliability

High

Low

High

Use of radioactivity

No

Yes/No

No

Development time

Long

Short

Short