Fecha de publicación: -- Fuente: WIPO "essential oil or extracts" The present disclosure relates to a use of a compound of the alkanediol family as a non-selective or selective total herbicide. The disclosure further relates to a use of a compound of the alkanediol family as a non-selective or selective total herbicide for obtaining a phytotoxic effect comprising the inhibition of the germination of the seeds or the destruction of the seeds, the inhibition of the resumption of the underground or aerial development of meristems and buds or the destruction of the underground or aerial meristems and buds, the inhibition of the development and growth of the roots and/or rhizomes and/or tubers and/or hypocotyls and/or epicotyls and/or plantlets and/or aerial parts of a plant or the destruction of the roots and/or rhizomes and/or tubers and/or hypocotyls and/or epicotyls and/or plantlets and/or aerial parts of a plant.