Reduced Establishment of Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense) Using Functionally Similar Native Forbs.

The article discusses the study to control of the invasive noxious weed Canada Thistle by introducing native forbs to help improve grassland value, sustainable conservation land management, and restoration in the U.S. It says that native forbs of similar functional traits were planted at high seed density to increase competitive exclusion probability. It adds that the study used global positioning system (GPS), and geographic information systems (GIS) software.