Soil arthropod pests are important constraints to peanut production in Ghana. Surveys of peanut fields were conducted from 2003–2005 to identify and estimate densities of key soil arthropod pests, and also to quantify their damage to peanut in the three regions (Northern, Upper East and Upper West) of northern Ghana.
The suitability of masonry mortar for various constructional applications is dependent on some vital engineering properties and production cost. In a majority of masonry formulations, ordinary Portland cement (OPC) is the principal binding agent.
