“…In grasses, RAPD and ISSR markers are most commonly used to evaluate genetic variability within and between populations, and for molecular characterization and identification of different species and their hybrids, cultivars and genotypes ( Posselt et al, 2006 ; Pivorienė et al, 2008 ; Al-Humaid, Ibrahim & Motawei, 2011 ; Motawei & Al-Ghumaiz, 2012 ; Madesis et al, 2014 ; Yuan et al, 2014 ). In P. pratensis , genetic analyses employing RAPD and ISSR focus mainly on the identification of sexual and apomictic genotypes ( Huff & Bara, 1993 ; Mazzucato et al, 1995 ; Barcaccia et al, 1997 ; Barcaccia, Veronesi & Falcinelli, 1998 ; Stephens et al, 2006 ); the assessment of genetic variability and identification of genotypes and cultivars ( Lickfeldt, Voigt & Hamblin, 2002 ; Ning et al, 2005 ; Liang et al, 2009 ; Fard et al, 2012 ; Wang et al, 2012 ; Yuan et al, 2015 ); determining the genetic relationships between different genotypes and species belonging to the genus Poa and their hybrids ( Johnson et al, 2002 ; Curley & Jung, 2004 ; Patterson, Larson & Johnson, 2005 ; Goldman, 2008 ; Goldman, 2013 ); and identification of pathogens responsible for fungal diseases in grasses ( Hsiang et al, 2000 ). Both marker systems can generate high resolution band patterns and high levels of polymorphism as high as 90%.…”