Books by Raj Kumar

This book will familiarise students with the basics of some of the well-known experimental molecular biotechnology and related disciplines. The book intends to give balanced exposure to experimental techniques, procedures, and data analysis. The book will be useful for undergraduate students as a supplementary/reference text.

Agroforestry is the growing of both trees and agricultural crops on the same piece of land. They are designed to provide tree and other crop products and at the same time protect, conserve, diversify and sustain vital economic, environmental, human and natural resources. Agroforestry differs from traditional forestry and agriculture by its focus on the interactions amongst components rather than just on the individual components themselves. Agroforestry is recently gained great importance nationally and internationally due to its role in providing large number of ecosystem services. This book covers all basic and applied aspect of agroforestry e.g. planning, designing, tree improvement, management, ecosystem services, climate change, industrialization, engineering and, agroforestry programmes and policy in an easy and understandable manner. The book has been prepared to serve as a reference book to all the stakeholders engaged in activities related to agroforestry development. This book can also be useful for teachers and students engaged in the field of agriculture, environmental science and engineering, climate science, policy planning and land use system designing, etc.

There are links between food security and political stability as was evident during the world food crisis of 2007-08. Food riots were witnessed in a number of countries contributing to political instability. This book is an attempt to fill the academic void on Tajikistan, especially pertaining to its food security.

Provides comprehensive coverage of human resource management. The book combines the operational as well as the strategic aspects of HRM, and presents detailed coverage of the principles and concepts of HRM. Case studies are provided at the end of each chapter.

Comprehensive guide to traumatic brain injury discussing numerous conditions resulting from head trauma, as well as basic epidemiology, biomechanics and pathology.