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 |